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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
38 days
46 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore 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)
14 days
14 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
19 days
32 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
23 days
33 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
38 days
19 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
14 days
56 days
John D Stein
Halifax
65 days
36 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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David T Tang
Halifax
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John Booth
Truro
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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19 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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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
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
9 days
13 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
15 days
13 days
John D Stein
Halifax
20 days
10 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
18 days
15 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
8 days
35 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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David T Tang
Halifax
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John Booth
Truro
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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16 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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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: 
March 1 2018 - February 28 2019
Next Update: 
April 2019
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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