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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 ?
57 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
79 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
59 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
68 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
77 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
91 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
36 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
38 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
46 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
51 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
---
40 days
Erin MacLellan
Glace Bay
---
62 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
301 days
62 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
24 days
85 days
Rachelle Findley
Halifax
19 days
86 days
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
21 days
87 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
27 days
89 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
22 days
92 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
24 days
93 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
117 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
---
---
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
---
David Rittenberg
Halifax
---
---
Angus Murray
Truro
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
---
Nermine Azer
Halifax
---
---
Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
---
---
Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
---
---
Alison McIntyre
Bridgewater
---
---
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
---
Kingsley Mensah
New Glasgow
---
---
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
---
---
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---
Anna Coolen
Kentville
---
---
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
---
---
Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
---
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
---
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Jocelyn Stairs
Halifax
---
---
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
---
---
Jocelyn Stairs
Halifax
---
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---

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
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
---
37 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
16 days
40 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
11 days
47 days
Erin MacLellan
Glace Bay
---
48 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
11 days
48 days
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
10 days
50 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
54 days
Rachelle Findley
Halifax
12 days
56 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
58 days
57 days
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
10 days
67 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
---
---
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
---
David Rittenberg
Halifax
---
---
Angus Murray
Truro
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
---
Nermine Azer
Halifax
---
---
Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
---
---
Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
---
---
Alison McIntyre
Bridgewater
---
---
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
---
Kingsley Mensah
New Glasgow
---
---
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
---
---
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---
Anna Coolen
Kentville
---
---
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
---
---
Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
---
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
---
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Jocelyn Stairs
Halifax
---
---
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
---
---
Jocelyn Stairs
Halifax
---
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---

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 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
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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