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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
84 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
15 days
56 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
40 days
41 days
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
35 days
52 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
22 days
73 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
25 days
73 days
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
54 days
59 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
44 days
70 days
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
31 days
84 days
Brittany Black
Truro
44 days
74 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
41 days
86 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
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Angus Murray
Truro
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Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
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Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
33 days
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Farrell Nette
Kentville
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50 days
Gregory Tynski
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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Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
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Melissa Brooks
Halifax
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Melissa Brooks
Halifax
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
67 days
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Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
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45 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
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Shannon Joice
Kentville
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Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
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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
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
13 days
31 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
25 days
28 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
7 days
48 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
8 days
54 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
14 days
50 days
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
13 days
54 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
14 days
56 days
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
36 days
43 days
Brittany Black
Truro
35 days
46 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
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Angus Murray
Truro
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Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
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Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
22 days
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Farrell Nette
Kentville
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35 days
Gregory Tynski
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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Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
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Melissa Brooks
Halifax
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Melissa Brooks
Halifax
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
22 days
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Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
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29 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
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Shannon Joice
Kentville
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Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
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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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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