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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 ?
44 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
87 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
31 days
80 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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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)
18 days
55 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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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: 
July 1 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
28 days
73 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
31 days
77 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
30 days
78 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
42 days
78 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
39 days
83 days
Anca Matei
Kentville
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Angus Murray
Truro
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Barbara M Parish
Halifax
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33 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
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Donna Gilmour
Halifax
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Elissa Cohen
Antigonish
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Erin MacLellan
Sydney
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Farrell Nette
Kentville
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Gregory Tynski
Kentville
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Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
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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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Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
35 days
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
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99 days
Philip Pink
Truro
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
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Sarah Hudgins
North Sydney
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Scott D Mawdsley
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
14 days
54 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
19 days
49 days
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
18 days
52 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
15 days
55 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
18 days
58 days
Anca Matei
Kentville
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Angus Murray
Truro
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Barbara M Parish
Halifax
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24 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
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Donna Gilmour
Halifax
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Elissa Cohen
Antigonish
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Erin MacLellan
Sydney
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Farrell Nette
Kentville
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Gregory Tynski
Kentville
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Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
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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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Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
16 days
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
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40 days
Philip Pink
Truro
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
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Sarah Hudgins
North Sydney
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Scott D Mawdsley
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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Next Update: 
November 2019
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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