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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 ?
102 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
62 days
76 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
64 days
127 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
95 days
145 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
109 days
141 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
167 days
212 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
27 days
23 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
16 days
47 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
43 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
42 days
64 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
37 days
74 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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hammad Asim
Sydney
19 days
87 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
35 days
106 days
David G Bell
Halifax
91 days
71 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
60 days
141 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
91 days
139 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
141 days
92 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
56 days
201 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
164 days
101 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
133 days
154 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
166 days
140 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
280 days
61 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
43 days
405 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
217 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
370 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
50 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
84 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
26 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
13 days
41 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
27 days
35 days
David G Bell
Halifax
28 days
38 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
51 days
23 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
37 days
47 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
22 days
72 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
14 days
83 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
30 days
75 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
34 days
76 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
51 days
64 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
66 days
53 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
66 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
120 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
21 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
22 days
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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 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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