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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 ?
147 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
246 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
104 days
156 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
109 days
163 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
74 days
223 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
168 days
231 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
26 days
503 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
245 days
489 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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83 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
52 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
48 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
23 days
63 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
20 days
84 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
25 days
99 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
56 days
98 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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23 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 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
58 days
63 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
63 days
70 days
David G Bell
Halifax
124 days
115 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
114 days
128 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
147 days
156 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
74 days
233 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
63 days
247 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
72 days
251 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
171 days
164 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
60 days
283 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
168 days
231 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
193 days
330 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
245 days
484 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
102 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
751 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
106 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
456 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
---
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
13 days
44 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
42 days
29 days
David G Bell
Halifax
22 days
51 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
23 days
59 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
30 days
54 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
28 days
70 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
44 days
60 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
25 days
83 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
28 days
99 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
21 days
120 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
41 days
123 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
62 days
132 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
46 days
179 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
27 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
159 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
38 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
67 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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