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Prostate Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to repair or remove the prostate, due to cancer.

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Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
133 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
132 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
52 days
72 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
56 days
147 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
126 days
121 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
175 days
101 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
200 days
244 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
142 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
27 days
24 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
15 days
44 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
39 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
23 days
78 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
60 days
55 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
111 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
14 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
50 days
94 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
58 days
91 days
David G Bell
Halifax
95 days
76 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
91 days
97 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
56 days
147 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
67 days
149 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
51 days
180 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
107 days
133 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
47 days
216 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
200 days
198 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
315 days
90 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
1416 days
132 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
73 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
455 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
50 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
112 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
142 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
153 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
Ross Mason
Halifax
25 days
19 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
9 days
37 days
David G Bell
Halifax
24 days
35 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
20 days
43 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
29 days
35 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
56 days
30 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
18 days
70 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
20 days
80 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
60 days
47 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
52 days
57 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
29 days
88 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
171 days
70 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
23 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
77 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
32 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
14 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
110 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
45 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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