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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 ?
98 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
167 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
69 days
96 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
86 days
155 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
66 days
183 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
151 days
105 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
245 days
210 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
69 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
39 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
28 days
45 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
55 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
26 days
97 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
51 days
76 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
30 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
71 days
71 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
61 days
95 days
David G Bell
Halifax
72 days
115 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
79 days
130 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
151 days
92 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
57 days
190 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
91 days
183 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
40 days
242 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
94 days
208 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
162 days
188 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
193 days
192 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
154 days
238 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
---
192 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
98 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
167 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
588 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
73 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
197 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
M Dale Miller
Sydney
25 days
37 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
27 days
43 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
30 days
49 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
39 days
44 days
David G Bell
Halifax
32 days
55 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
32 days
55 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
34 days
62 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
51 days
48 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
22 days
91 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
50 days
74 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
54 days
90 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
41 days
126 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
---
107 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
30 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
115 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
141 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
44 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
65 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
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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