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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 ?
42 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
35 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
36 days
33 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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)
10 days
17 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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: 
June 1 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
7 days
20 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
16 days
20 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
24 days
26 days
John D Stein
Halifax
36 days
24 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
16 days
68 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
41 days
54 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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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
6 days
15 days
John D Stein
Halifax
10 days
16 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
13 days
13 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
14 days
13 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
10 days
34 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
15 days
34 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
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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