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Cystoscopy

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to examine or repair tissues inside the bladder using a special camera called a cystoscope which is inserted through the urethra.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
173 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
222 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
115 days
249 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
119 days
155 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
840 days
115 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
135 days
216 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
15 days
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
198 days
263 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
223 days
200 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
201 days
191 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
89 days
313 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
210 days
343 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
27 days
49 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
22 days
35 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
503 days
38 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
40 days
41 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
11 days
7 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
45 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
39 days
41 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
35 days
28 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
17 days
45 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
35 days
64 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
150 days
197 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
76 days
78 days
David G Bell
Halifax
86 days
192 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
118 days
244 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
108 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
82 days
Anita Smith
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
56 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
153 days
135 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
59 days
48 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
335 days
Morgan MacDonald
Halifax
---
---
Morgan MacDonald
Halifax
---
192 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
248 days
70 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
158 days
100 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
119 days
358 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
114 days
315 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
28 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
333 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
118 days
227 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
252 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
198 days
293 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
168 days
140 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
141 days
167 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
289 days
259 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
72 days
138 days
Angus Murray
Truro
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
91 days
392 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
36 days
34 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
18 days
38 days
David G Bell
Halifax
28 days
39 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
37 days
41 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
58 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
40 days
Anita Smith
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
21 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
36 days
41 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
28 days
29 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
49 days
Morgan MacDonald
Halifax
---
---
Morgan MacDonald
Halifax
---
79 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
69 days
22 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
32 days
25 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
61 days
55 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
55 days
21 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
6 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
48 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
29 days
41 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
62 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
18 days
44 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
26 days
24 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
34 days
36 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
35 days
40 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
15 days
34 days
Angus Murray
Truro
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
22 days
63 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
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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