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? 22days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	27 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	---
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	14 days	13 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	27 days	---
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	19 days	27 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	---	41 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	22 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	15 days	25 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	19 days	33 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	39 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	36 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	---
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	22 days	24 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	48 days	---
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	62 days	60 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	---	74 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	48 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	42 days	46 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	40 days	71 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	62 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	8 days	20 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	22 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	24 days	34 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	24 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	18 days	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	16 days	25 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	16 days	29 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	36 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	---
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	11 days	21 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	12 days	29 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	27 days	18 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	17 days	16 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	42 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	---	32 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	41 days	33 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	10 days	19 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	17 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	23 days	39 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	11 days	26 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	44 days	43 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
F Donald Clark	Kentville	41 days	41 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	22 days	38 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	20 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	29 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	17 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	18 days	29 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	21 days	21 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	43 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	39 days	30 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	38 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	10 days	30 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	22 days	13 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	13 days	46 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	49 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	49 days	53 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	35 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	22 days	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	41 days	34 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	39 days	54 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	66 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	---
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	26 days	49 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	37 days	170 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	174 days	43 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	62 days	46 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	---	58 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	---	67 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	274 days	53 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	22 days	83 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	19 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	97 days	101 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	23 days	37 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	133 days	76 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
F Donald Clark	Kentville	83 days	62 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	98 days	58 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	35 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	42 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	33 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	24 days	50 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	132 days	50 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	93 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	125 days	34 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	60 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	30 days	44 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	26 days	34 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2021 Apr-Jun	19	82	22	53
2021 Jul-Sep	19	80	23	61
2021 Oct-Dec	14	63	21	45
2022 Jan-Mar	17	62	20	46
2022 Apr-Jun	15	59	22	48
2022 Jul-Sep	17	80	25	50
2022 Oct-Dec	16	77	26	56
2023 Jan-Mar	24	84	28	60
2023 Apr-Jun	15	97	30	68

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

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Colorectal Cancer Surgery

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