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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? 22days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 31days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 12
days
 		15
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 16
days
 		13
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 18
days
 		24
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 17
days
 		27
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 21
days
 		31
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 56
days
 		56
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- 33
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: March 1 - May 31 2025 Next Update: July 2025

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 17
days
 		49
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 40
days
 		28
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 50
days
 		35
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 69
days
 		72
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 146
days
 		43
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 140
days
 		82
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- 40
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: March 1 - May 31 2025 Next Update: July 2025

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams Amherst 8
days
 		13
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 11
days
 		16
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 15
days
 		13
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 14
days
 		19
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 15
days
 		19
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 15
days
 		23
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 19
days
 		20
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 11
days
 		29
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 12
days
 		30
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 11
days
 		34
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 19
days
 		27
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 26
days
 		21
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 21
days
 		28
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax 7
days
 		42
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 27
days
 		24
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 23
days
 		29
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 21
days
 		32
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 15
days
 		40
days
Richard Spence Halifax 21
days
 		35
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 20
days
 		37
days
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth 31
days
 		27
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 25
days
 		37
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 24
days
 		41
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 40
days
 		30
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 29
days
 		45
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 52
days
 		34
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 18
days
Alison Archibald Sydney --- 17
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 29
days
 		---
Brian Nocon New Glasgow --- 39
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow --- 18
days
Clay K Butler Sydney --- 26
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
David MacFarlane Kentville --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- 42
days
Heather Poushay Sydney --- 12
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
John Booth Truro --- 25
days
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 43
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish --- ---
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Victoria Smith Bridgewater --- ---
Warren W Shih Dartmouth --- 35
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: June 1 2024 - May 31 2025 Next Update: July 2025

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams Amherst 29
days
 		22
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 30
days
 		33
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 30
days
 		33
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 27
days
 		38
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 43
days
 		34
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 36
days
 		43
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 33
days
 		46
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 43
days
 		40
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 40
days
 		50
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 37
days
 		57
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax 11
days
 		84
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 74
days
 		34
days
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth 80
days
 		35
days
Richard Spence Halifax 35
days
 		91
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 91
days
 		40
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 50
days
 		87
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 93
days
 		48
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 146
days
 		23
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 100
days
 		75
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 140
days
 		61
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 175
days
 		31
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 82
days
 		142
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 174
days
 		77
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 214
days
 		41
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 234
days
 		68
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 236
days
 		97
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 37
days
Alison Archibald Sydney --- 35
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 126
days
 		---
Brian Nocon New Glasgow --- 60
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow --- 35
days
Clay K Butler Sydney --- 39
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
David MacFarlane Kentville --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- 79
days
Heather Poushay Sydney --- 32
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
John Booth Truro --- 36
days
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 47
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish --- ---
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Victoria Smith Bridgewater --- ---
Warren W Shih Dartmouth --- 41
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: June 1 2024 - May 31 2025 Next Update: July 2025

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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