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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 ?
171 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
343 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
34 days
303 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
183 days
249 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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289 days
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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120 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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258 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
18 days
130 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
73 days
144 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
97 days
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
---
77 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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73 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
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289 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Daniel Keefe
Halifax
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David G Bell
Halifax
118 days
274 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
254 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
135 days
284 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
349 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
221 days
246 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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---
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
125 days
286 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
45 days
146 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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---
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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1013 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
445 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
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---
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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22 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
609 days
449 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
190 days
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
372 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
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
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96 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
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---
David G Bell
Halifax
72 days
187 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
78 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
35 days
169 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
310 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
113 days
106 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
93 days
181 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
19 days
57 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
---
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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527 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
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70 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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7 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
185 days
241 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
178 days
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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234 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: 
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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