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Prostate Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Prostate Cancer Surgery is surgery for proven or suspected cancer including prostatectomy and pelvic node dissection.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
75 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
123 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
58 days
149 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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)
29 days
36 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
43 days
101 days
David G Bell
Halifax
54 days
98 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
85 days
140 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
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125 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
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Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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73 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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104 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
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59 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
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61 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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88 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
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
28 days
30 days
David G Bell
Halifax
17 days
48 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
29 days
49 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
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58 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
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Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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38 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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69 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
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37 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
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57 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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64 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 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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