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Melanoma Excision

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgical procedure to remove skin cancer (melanoma lesion) is performed in an operating room.

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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
41 days
33 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
39 days
56 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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)
12 days
13 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
9 days
32 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
May 1 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jason G Williams
Halifax
9 days
29 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
15 days
23 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
22 days
27 days
John D Stein
Halifax
65 days
27 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
39 days
61 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
43 days
64 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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33 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jason G Williams
Halifax
4 days
9 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
9 days
13 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
8 days
18 days
John D Stein
Halifax
19 days
8 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
8 days
35 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
37 days
57 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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20 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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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: 
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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