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Male Circumcision (Pediatric)

Service/Procedure Summary

Pediatric patients are under 16 years old. This procedure removes the foreskin of the penis.

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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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344 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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 Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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104 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Hammad Asim
Sydney
285 days
386 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
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436 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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377 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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539 days
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
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723 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 Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Hammad Asim
Sydney
124 days
192 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
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244 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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118 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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322 days
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
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132 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 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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