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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 ?
45 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
85 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
24 days
82 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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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84 days
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)
10 days
52 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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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50 days
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: 
June 1 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James R Bentley
Halifax
17 days
70 days
Lorraine Elit
Halifax
27 days
64 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
27 days
72 days
Rachelle Findley
Halifax
17 days
86 days
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
24 days
85 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
24 days
95 days
Alison McIntyre
Bridgewater
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Angus Murray
Truro
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Brittany Black
Truro
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Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
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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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Heather Stone
Dartmouth
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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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Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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Melissa Brooks
Halifax
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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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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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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
9 days
49 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
13 days
49 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
12 days
50 days
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
10 days
57 days
Rachelle Findley
Halifax
9 days
69 days
Alison McIntyre
Bridgewater
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Angus Murray
Truro
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Brittany Black
Truro
---
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Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
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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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Heather Stone
Dartmouth
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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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Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
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Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
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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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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
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Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
48 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
---
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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