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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 Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
77 days
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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68 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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91 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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59 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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)
14 days
51 days
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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46 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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36 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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38 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

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

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