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
90% of people served within ?
77 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
57 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
43 days
48 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
74 days
50 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
66 days
62 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
169 days
56 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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34 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
61 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
85 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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12 days

50%

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

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
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Sydney
---
106 days
Sydney
---
35 days
Amherst
---
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Yarmouth
---
14 days
Halifax
62 days
41 days
Halifax
---
31 days
New Glasgow
45 days
42 days
Halifax
29 days
62 days
Yarmouth
---
30 days
Sydney
---
32 days
Amherst
---
---
New Glasgow
---
68 days
Sydney
41 days
64 days
Kentville
---
37 days
Bridgewater
80 days
73 days
Kentville
---
61 days
Antigonish
43 days
37 days
Halifax
19 days
51 days
Sydney
---
16 days
Bridgewater
---
---
Truro
---
30 days
Dartmouth
---
38 days
Dartmouth
24 days
31 days
Halifax
83 days
48 days
Bridgewater
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---
Truro
---
85 days
Antigonish
52 days
34 days
Dartmouth
169 days
53 days
Halifax
159 days
24 days
Antigonish
44 days
53 days
Halifax
---
---
Truro
---
---
Amherst
17 days
28 days
Truro
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---
Yarmouth
15 days
27 days
Halifax
54 days
75 days
Kentville
46 days
58 days
Bridgewater
20 days
47 days
Halifax
63 days
42 days
Dartmouth
39 days
56 days
Sydney
---
19 days
Kentville
98 days
122 days
Bridgewater
---
41 days
Dartmouth
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50%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
---
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Sydney
---
21 days
Sydney
---
25 days
Amherst
---
---
Yarmouth
---
12 days
Halifax
23 days
18 days
Halifax
---
21 days
New Glasgow
14 days
25 days
Halifax
15 days
27 days
Yarmouth
---
9 days
Sydney
---
23 days
Amherst
---
---
New Glasgow
---
26 days
Sydney
18 days
22 days
Kentville
---
28 days
Bridgewater
14 days
33 days
Kentville
---
40 days
Antigonish
18 days
23 days
Halifax
18 days
30 days
Sydney
---
13 days
Bridgewater
---
---
Truro
---
23 days
Dartmouth
---
29 days
Dartmouth
11 days
20 days
Halifax
28 days
23 days
Bridgewater
---
---
Truro
---
41 days
Antigonish
31 days
27 days
Dartmouth
75 days
32 days
Halifax
37 days
13 days
Antigonish
24 days
31 days
Halifax
---
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Truro
---
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Amherst
13 days
19 days
Truro
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Yarmouth
6 days
8 days
Halifax
11 days
26 days
Kentville
14 days
33 days
Bridgewater
13 days
27 days
Halifax
23 days
18 days
Dartmouth
10 days
28 days
Sydney
---
14 days
Kentville
21 days
35 days
Bridgewater
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29 days
Dartmouth
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