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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 ?
109 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
141 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
52 days
76 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
53 days
106 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
96 days
140 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
91 days
159 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
175 days
241 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
84 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
29 days
24 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
15 days
45 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
41 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
32 days
76 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
60 days
63 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
24 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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 2018 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hammad Asim
Sydney
20 days
85 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
53 days
106 days
David G Bell
Halifax
92 days
71 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
88 days
122 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
63 days
159 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
141 days
92 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
49 days
201 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
164 days
101 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
115 days
154 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
167 days
121 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
280 days
61 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
166 days
241 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
222 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
217 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
442 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
50 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
84 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
112 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
14 days
26 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
27 days
20 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
12 days
42 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
26 days
29 days
David G Bell
Halifax
27 days
38 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
39 days
41 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
21 days
62 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
20 days
71 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
67 days
47 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
32 days
85 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
54 days
70 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
59 days
83 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
156 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
81 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
120 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
21 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
23 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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