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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 ?
56 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
75 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
76 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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55 days

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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
9 days
52 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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12 days

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: 
March 1 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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Barbara M Parish
Halifax
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Elissa Cohen
Antigonish
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
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52 days
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
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69 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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Donna Gilmour
Halifax
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Philip Pink
Truro
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Michael W Rudd
Kentville
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Stephanie Scott
Halifax
30 days
78 days
Angus Murray
Truro
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
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Lana Saciragic
Halifax
38 days
84 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
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Melissa Brooks
Halifax
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Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
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Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
27 days
84 days
Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
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James R Bentley
Halifax
29 days
73 days
Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
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Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
33 days
77 days

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
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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Barbara M Parish
Halifax
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Elissa Cohen
Antigonish
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
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40 days
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
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37 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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Donna Gilmour
Halifax
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Philip Pink
Truro
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Michael W Rudd
Kentville
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Stephanie Scott
Halifax
18 days
53 days
Angus Murray
Truro
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
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Lana Saciragic
Halifax
18 days
56 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
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Melissa Brooks
Halifax
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Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
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Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
13 days
61 days
Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
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James R Bentley
Halifax
17 days
51 days
Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
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Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
18 days
56 days

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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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