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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 ?
163 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
205 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
92 days
166 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
86 days
173 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
112 days
164 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
139 days
168 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
185 days
196 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
126 days
332 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
573 days
205 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
20 days
50 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
48 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
34 days
51 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
21 days
86 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
56 days
65 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
78 days
49 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
36 days
126 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jesse Ory
Halifax
53 days
113 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
47 days
164 days
David G Bell
Halifax
83 days
130 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
75 days
141 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
86 days
148 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
144 days
118 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
119 days
168 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
327 days
37 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
185 days
201 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
269 days
186 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
163 days
359 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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Anjali Lobo
Sydney
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76 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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205 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
62 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
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Ross Mason
Halifax
187 days
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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132 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
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Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
20 days
44 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
34 days
38 days
David G Bell
Halifax
27 days
49 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
42 days
41 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
21 days
64 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
45 days
52 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
74 days
58 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
58 days
84 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
17 days
126 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
165 days
36 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
61 days
177 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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Anjali Lobo
Sydney
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25 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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100 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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22 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
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Ross Mason
Halifax
58 days
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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63 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
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Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
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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 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 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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