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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 ?
95 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
222 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
95 days
225 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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155 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
174 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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117 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hammad Asim
Sydney
74 days
50 days
David G Bell
Halifax
55 days
96 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
39 days
214 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
165 days
157 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
155 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
106 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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152 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
David G Bell
Halifax
13 days
30 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
56 days
30 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
21 days
132 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
38 days
122 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
73 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
99 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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