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Prostate Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to repair or remove the prostate, due to cancer.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
165 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
244 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
85 days
198 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
185 days
191 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
167 days
212 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
139 days
241 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
210 days
202 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
94 days
362 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
194 days
394 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
25 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
23 days
54 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
20 days
67 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
51 days
42 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
64 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
28 days
74 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
24 days
94 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
37 days
141 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
6 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
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
49 days
76 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
45 days
161 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
112 days
198 days
David G Bell
Halifax
112 days
214 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
100 days
241 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
160 days
213 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
152 days
222 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
202 days
191 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
94 days
332 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
194 days
582 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
517 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
72 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
222 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
28 days
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
59 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
25 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
187 days
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
37 days
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
332 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
---

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
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
18 days
25 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
22 days
46 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
34 days
38 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
18 days
62 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
48 days
49 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
48 days
57 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
31 days
75 days
David G Bell
Halifax
25 days
96 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
17 days
131 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
41 days
186 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
107 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
71 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
141 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
12 days
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
22 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
5 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
77 days
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
34 days
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
70 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
---

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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