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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
93 days
75 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
54 days
139 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
67 days
136 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
103 days
117 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
136 days
155 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
184 days
174 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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
22 days
30 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
20 days
42 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
21 days
47 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
18 days
73 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
24 days
93 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
83 days
58 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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 2016 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Peter Massaro
Truro
27 days
64 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
44 days
86 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
78 days
74 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
71 days
85 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
54 days
108 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
21 days
159 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
126 days
62 days
David G Bell
Halifax
92 days
101 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
51 days
148 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
105 days
115 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
184 days
120 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
162 days
147 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
214 days
146 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
136 days
229 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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107 days
Jerzy B Gajewski
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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173 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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227 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
Peter Massaro
Truro
12 days
37 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
1 day
50 days
David G Bell
Halifax
19 days
32 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
18 days
38 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
27 days
31 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
26 days
40 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
7 days
71 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
25 days
74 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
68 days
41 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
51 days
64 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
24 days
92 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
24 days
92 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
83 days
47 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
101 days
47 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
43 days
Jerzy B Gajewski
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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59 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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59 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 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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