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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 ?
115 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
140 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
26 days
72 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
91 days
141 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
92 days
150 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
153 days
127 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
185 days
169 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
35 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
16 days
24 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
44 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
48 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
32 days
73 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
49 days
67 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
22 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hammad Asim
Sydney
19 days
86 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
63 days
69 days
David G Bell
Halifax
92 days
81 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
60 days
135 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
91 days
139 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
49 days
201 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
98 days
154 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
122 days
130 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
153 days
106 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
170 days
119 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
279 days
103 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
96 days
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
217 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
327 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
36 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
35 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
162 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
Hammad Asim
Sydney
15 days
28 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
17 days
41 days
David G Bell
Halifax
28 days
38 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
56 days
26 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
41 days
48 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
40 days
49 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
30 days
69 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
37 days
64 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
32 days
72 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
23 days
82 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
24 days
87 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
28 days
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
55 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
129 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
21 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
22 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
69 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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Next Update: 
November 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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