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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
21 days
27 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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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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)
9 days
13 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
5 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jason G Williams
Halifax
16 days
25 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
16 days
37 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
28 days
27 days
John D Stein
Halifax
42 days
22 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
39 days
54 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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27 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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20 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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51 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
John D Stein
Halifax
7 days
10 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
13 days
13 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
13 days
14 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
7 days
34 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
15 days
34 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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19 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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15 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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40 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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