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
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	30 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	28 days	42 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	26 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	14 days	20 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	26 days	29 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	15 days	27 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	---
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	13 days	19 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	9 days	29 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	33 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	62 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	153 days	88 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	30 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	18 days	37 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	117 days	63 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	27 days	63 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	---
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	21 days	38 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	22 days	46 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	60 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	22 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	26 days	38 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	12 days	26 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	27 days	20 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	29 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	42 days	43 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	11 days	19 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	19 days	13 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	8 days	17 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	39 days	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	24 days	30 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	17 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	87 days	32 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	27 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	42 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	26 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	41 days	33 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	11 days	20 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	17 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	17 days	41 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	33 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	41 days	42 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	16 days	33 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	26 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	30 days	21 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	22 days	38 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	23 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	10 days	30 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	15 days	30 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	29 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	17 days	16 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	15 days	25 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	---
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	29 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	97 days	88 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	39 days	56 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	89 days	43 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	47 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	133 days	76 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	22 days	83 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	26 days	34 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	13 days	46 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	125 days	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	49 days	53 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	24 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	169 days	66 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	27 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	85 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	35 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	274 days	53 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	26 days	31 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	33 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	26 days	51 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	36 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	83 days	62 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	39 days	54 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	37 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	349 days	64 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	98 days	58 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	32 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	30 days	44 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	29 days	67 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	42 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	62 days	46 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	24 days	106 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---

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	22	84	28	60
2023 Apr-Jun	16	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

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times Trends

Colorectal Cancer Surgery

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