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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
30 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
20 days
47 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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)
13 days
16 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
6 days
29 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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: 
June 1 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
13 days
23 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
22 days
43 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
38 days
28 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
42 days
27 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
39 days
49 days
John D Stein
Halifax
66 days
23 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
---
19 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
37 days
---
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
44 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
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
6 days
13 days
John D Stein
Halifax
13 days
9 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
13 days
10 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
8 days
26 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
20 days
18 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
21 days
38 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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---
George R Davis
Dartmouth
---
16 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
25 days
---
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
26 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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