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 ?
97 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
48 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
28 days
35 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
30 days
37 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
36 days
48 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
82 days
36 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
68 days
55 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
81 days
56 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
132 days
33 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
125 days
60 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
15 days
22 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
15 days
27 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
18 days
25 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
32 days
18 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
24 days
29 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
24 days
31 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
24 days
40 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
29 days
36 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
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Bridgewater
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43 days
Sydney
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Halifax
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Kentville
98 days
101 days
Sydney
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17 days
Dartmouth
25 days
93 days
Halifax
81 days
41 days
Bridgewater
20 days
47 days
Kentville
133 days
58 days
Halifax
22 days
83 days
Yarmouth
23 days
31 days
Truro
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Amherst
17 days
46 days
Truro
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Halifax
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Antigonish
49 days
53 days
Halifax
159 days
25 days
Dartmouth
169 days
41 days
Antigonish
69 days
27 days
Truro
20 days
85 days
Bridgewater
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Halifax
246 days
48 days
Dartmouth
26 days
31 days
Dartmouth
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Truro
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29 days
Bridgewater
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Sydney
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18 days
Halifax
28 days
51 days
Antigonish
35 days
37 days
Kentville
83 days
61 days
Bridgewater
39 days
54 days
Kentville
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37 days
Sydney
132 days
64 days
New Glasgow
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68 days
Amherst
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Sydney
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Yarmouth
25 days
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Halifax
29 days
62 days
New Glasgow
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42 days
Halifax
---
73 days
Halifax
62 days
41 days
Yarmouth
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Kentville
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Amherst
27 days
42 days
Sydney
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Sydney
28 days
106 days
Truro
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50%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
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Bridgewater
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29 days
Sydney
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Halifax
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Kentville
26 days
29 days
Sydney
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12 days
Dartmouth
11 days
32 days
Halifax
23 days
17 days
Bridgewater
13 days
27 days
Kentville
21 days
36 days
Halifax
11 days
26 days
Yarmouth
7 days
8 days
Truro
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Amherst
9 days
17 days
Truro
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Halifax
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Antigonish
19 days
31 days
Halifax
43 days
19 days
Dartmouth
77 days
25 days
Antigonish
40 days
27 days
Truro
8 days
41 days
Bridgewater
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Halifax
41 days
30 days
Dartmouth
13 days
21 days
Dartmouth
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Truro
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16 days
Bridgewater
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Sydney
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14 days
Halifax
18 days
44 days
Antigonish
19 days
29 days
Kentville
61 days
40 days
Bridgewater
14 days
31 days
Kentville
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26 days
Sydney
30 days
21 days
New Glasgow
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31 days
Amherst
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Sydney
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Yarmouth
10 days
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Halifax
14 days
32 days
New Glasgow
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22 days
Halifax
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22 days
Halifax
24 days
14 days
Yarmouth
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Kentville
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Amherst
15 days
21 days
Sydney
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Sydney
19 days
20 days
Truro
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