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Hysterectomy (Cancer Suspected or Proven)

Service/Procedure Summary

A hysterectomy is surgery to remove a woman's uterus. The wait time shown is for patients who were suspected of having cancer or who were proven to have cancer.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
81 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
93 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
93 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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70 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
65 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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51 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James R Bentley
Halifax
18 days
82 days
Rachelle Findley
Halifax
19 days
86 days
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
24 days
87 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
20 days
92 days
Lorraine Elit
Halifax
35 days
80 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
24 days
93 days
Angus Murray
Truro
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Anna Coolen
Kentville
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Brett Vair
Dartmouth
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Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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62 days
David Rittenberg
Halifax
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Erin MacLellan
Sydney
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67 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
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Gregory Tynski
Kentville
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Jocelyn Stairs
Halifax
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Jocelyn Stairs
Halifax
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Kingsley Mensah
New Glasgow
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Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
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Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
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Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
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Michael W Rudd
Kentville
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Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
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Navpreet Bal
Kentville
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Nermine Azer
Halifax
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
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Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
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117 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
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40 days
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James R Bentley
Halifax
11 days
47 days
Lorraine Elit
Halifax
10 days
50 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
11 days
51 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
10 days
57 days
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
11 days
65 days
Rachelle Findley
Halifax
10 days
66 days
Angus Murray
Truro
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Anna Coolen
Kentville
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Brett Vair
Dartmouth
---
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Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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47 days
David Rittenberg
Halifax
---
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Erin MacLellan
Sydney
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48 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
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Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
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Jocelyn Stairs
Halifax
---
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Jocelyn Stairs
Halifax
---
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Kingsley Mensah
New Glasgow
---
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Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
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Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
---
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Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
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Michael W Rudd
Kentville
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Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
---
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
---
---
Nermine Azer
Halifax
---
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
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Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
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61 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
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37 days
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 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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