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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 ?
175 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
198 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
209 days
260 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
95 days
135 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
469 days
277 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
123 days
156 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
132 days
95 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
245 days
287 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
243 days
183 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
89 days
122 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
140 days
150 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
266 days
454 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
58 days
45 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
20 days
23 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
135 days
75 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
30 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
42 days
12 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
36 days
48 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
31 days
36 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
12 days
21 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
18 days
38 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
42 days
45 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
79 days
133 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
95 days
135 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
330 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
135 days
Anita Smith
Halifax
---
---
Anita Smith
Halifax
---
387 days
Baharak Amir
Halifax
---
---
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
58 days
110 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
64 days
Renda Bouzayen
Halifax
---
---
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
45 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
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---
David Rittenberg
Halifax
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---
Ross Mason
Halifax
57 days
107 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
141 days
140 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
81 days
300 days
David G Bell
Halifax
151 days
115 days
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
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---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
195 days
123 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
207 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
31 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
132 days
95 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
267 days
343 days
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
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---
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
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---
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
271 days
178 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
133 days
212 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
151 days
353 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
176 days
102 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
49 days
173 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
56 days
80 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
108 days
182 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
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
30 days
30 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
18 days
21 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
166 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
32 days
Anita Smith
Halifax
---
---
Anita Smith
Halifax
---
140 days
Baharak Amir
Halifax
---
---
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
39 days
28 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
46 days
Renda Bouzayen
Halifax
---
---
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
20 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
David Rittenberg
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
19 days
20 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
16 days
22 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
39 days
58 days
David G Bell
Halifax
33 days
32 days
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
40 days
41 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
17 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
19 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
42 days
12 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
62 days
57 days
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
---
---
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
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---
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
35 days
45 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
47 days
51 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
44 days
38 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
19 days
17 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
8 days
34 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
11 days
31 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
19 days
43 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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