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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
186 days
34 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
15 days
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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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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)
15 days
16 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
7 days
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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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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 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
8 days
34 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
22 days
32 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
28 days
28 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
38 days
18 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
15 days
53 days
John D Stein
Halifax
182 days
38 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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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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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
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
5 days
18 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
12 days
14 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
16 days
13 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
15 days
15 days
John D Stein
Halifax
20 days
16 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
7 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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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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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 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 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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