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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
52 days
95 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
41 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Peter Massaro
Truro
60 days
75 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
33 days
106 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
43 days
103 days
David G Bell
Halifax
96 days
71 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
374 days
73 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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48 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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35 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
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63 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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83 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
21 days
43 days
David G Bell
Halifax
33 days
41 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
38 days
46 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
27 days
71 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
51 days
69 days
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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28 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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26 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
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58 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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68 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: 
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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