Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Colorectal Cancer Surgery is surgery for proven or suspected cancer including bowel resection or repair, colectomy, colostomy, ileostomy, perineal resection and removal of rectal tumours.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 19days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 31days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	41 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	32 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	---
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	27 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	12 days	20 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	15 days	23 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	20 days	17 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	21 days	42 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	25 days	47 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	29 days	37 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	53 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	75 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	---
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	51 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	20 days	39 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	37 days	36 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	40 days	81 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	44 days	25 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	215 days	65 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	224 days	114 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	15 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	---
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	20 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	58 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	55 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	30 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	17 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	27 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	6 days	22 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	8 days	24 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	10 days	47 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	10 days	21 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	11 days	15 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	11 days	22 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	13 days	18 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	13 days	21 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	14 days	19 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	14 days	29 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	15 days	19 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	16 days	12 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	18 days	19 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	19 days	21 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	20 days	18 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	20 days	13 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	21 days	24 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	26 days	36 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	27 days	47 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	27 days	31 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	36 days	25 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	36 days	---
Richard Spence	Halifax	37 days	37 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	40 days	40 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	43 days	32 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	82 days	21 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	93 days	20 days

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	22 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	---
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	50 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	175 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	70 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	102 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	23 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	47 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	14 days	54 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	19 days	37 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	19 days	51 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	20 days	29 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	24 days	40 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	26 days	42 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	28 days	62 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	29 days	133 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	37 days	36 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	37 days	38 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	38 days	39 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	43 days	31 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	44 days	17 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	44 days	45 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	45 days	59 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	49 days	64 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	49 days	97 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	57 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	82 days	89 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	91 days	39 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	125 days	41 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	136 days	90 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	162 days	35 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	231 days	89 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	265 days	79 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	270 days	38 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	600 days	95 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2022 Jan-Mar	18	65	21	46
2022 Apr-Jun	15	59	22	48
2022 Jul-Sep	18	75	25	53
2022 Oct-Dec	16	77	25	53
2023 Jan-Mar	25	95	28	60
2023 Apr-Jun	17	100	29	66
2023 Jul-Sep	19	82	24	60
2023 Oct-Dec	16	125	23	51
2024 Jan-Mar	19	114	31	69

Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency/priority cases.

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Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times Trends

Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

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