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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 ?
41 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
72 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
43 days
34 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
39 days
72 days
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
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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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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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100 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
21 days
18 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
12 days
41 days
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
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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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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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30 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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: 
March 1 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
67 days
34 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
30 days
84 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
39 days
85 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
44 days
87 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
41 days
129 days
Anca Matei
Kentville
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Angus Murray
Truro
---
58 days
Barbara M Parish
Halifax
---
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Brittany Black
Truro
---
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Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
---
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Donna Gilmour
Halifax
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Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
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Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
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51 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
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Gillian MacMullin
North Sydney
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Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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Michael W Rudd
Kentville
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Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
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Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
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Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
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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
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
29 days
21 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
13 days
54 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
14 days
56 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
15 days
59 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
28 days
64 days
Anca Matei
Kentville
---
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Angus Murray
Truro
---
55 days
Barbara M Parish
Halifax
---
---
Brittany Black
Truro
---
---
Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
---
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Donna Gilmour
Halifax
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Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
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Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
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36 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
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Gillian MacMullin
North Sydney
---
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Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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Michael W Rudd
Kentville
---
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Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
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Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
---
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
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Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
---
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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 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 2020
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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