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Male Circumcision (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. This procedure removes the foreskin of the penis.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
175 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
169 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
86 days
112 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
186 days
287 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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148 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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123 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 Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
53 days
74 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
78 days
60 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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116 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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87 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Bruce Palmer
Kentville
361 days
503 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
65 days
David G Bell
Halifax
197 days
377 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
106 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
70 days
123 days
Jerzy B Gajewski
Halifax
---
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John E Grantmyre
Halifax
345 days
146 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
164 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
307 days
103 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
120 days
59 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
---
92 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
---
79 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
164 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
65 days
110 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
42 days
237 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
205 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
161 days
377 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Bruce Palmer
Kentville
131 days
81 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
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57 days
David G Bell
Halifax
102 days
74 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
25 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
39 days
63 days
Jerzy B Gajewski
Halifax
---
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John E Grantmyre
Halifax
238 days
36 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
99 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
169 days
35 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
59 days
23 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
---
41 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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---
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
---
53 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
94 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
38 days
81 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
21 days
118 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
96 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
109 days
150 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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 2018
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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