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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 ?
28 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
86 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
65 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
72 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
24 days
82 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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 Timesort descending
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
37 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
40 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
10 days
42 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
---
39 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
---
41 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
47 days
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
---
52 days
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
66 days
67 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
27 days
69 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
27 days
72 days
Brittany Black
Truro
---
74 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
18 days
78 days
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
29 days
78 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
27 days
84 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
97 days
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
---
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
---
Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
---
Angus Murray
Truro
---
---
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
---
---
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
---
---
Kingsley Mensah
New Glasgow
---
---
Alison McIntyre
Bridgewater
---
---
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
---
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
---
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
---
---
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
---
Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
---
Grace Parr
Truro
---
---
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---

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 Timesort descending
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
---
14 days
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
---
24 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
28 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
35 days
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
28 days
37 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
---
37 days
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
10 days
47 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
12 days
47 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
9 days
49 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
10 days
49 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
14 days
50 days
Brittany Black
Truro
---
57 days
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
---
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
---
Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
---
Angus Murray
Truro
---
---
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
---
---
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
---
---
Kingsley Mensah
New Glasgow
---
---
Alison McIntyre
Bridgewater
---
---
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
---
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
---
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
---
---
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
---
Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
---
Grace Parr
Truro
---
---
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---

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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 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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