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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 ?
117 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
134 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
59 days
72 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
81 days
121 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
99 days
121 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
76 days
147 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
185 days
242 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
36 days
24 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
17 days
46 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
39 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
26 days
75 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
66 days
58 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
21 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: 
April 1 2018 - March 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hammad Asim
Sydney
20 days
86 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
53 days
97 days
David G Bell
Halifax
92 days
69 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
66 days
104 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
81 days
101 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
63 days
159 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
141 days
92 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
107 days
133 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
50 days
201 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
182 days
121 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
280 days
61 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
185 days
198 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
181 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
370 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
50 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
84 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
106 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
Ross Mason
Halifax
25 days
29 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
12 days
46 days
David G Bell
Halifax
26 days
35 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
21 days
46 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
47 days
22 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
39 days
36 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
20 days
71 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
69 days
47 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
51 days
65 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
38 days
92 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
48 days
84 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
121 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
113 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
23 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
21 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
57 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: 
April 1 2018 - March 31 2019
Next Update: 
May 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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