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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 ?
143 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
92 days
153 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
91 days
167 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
151 days
117 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
168 days
183 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
52 days
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
35 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
62 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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
25 days
40 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
50 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
28 days
75 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
51 days
69 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
25 days
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
24 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
23 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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 2018 - November 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
63 days
54 days
David G Bell
Halifax
91 days
82 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
62 days
141 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
30 days
208 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
98 days
154 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
122 days
130 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
91 days
164 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
151 days
104 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
170 days
119 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
168 days
175 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
96 days
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
237 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
86 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
456 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
52 days
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
35 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
35 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
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
27 days
22 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
30 days
37 days
David G Bell
Halifax
29 days
47 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
35 days
50 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
42 days
57 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
46 days
53 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
28 days
75 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
45 days
68 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
18 days
101 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
22 days
105 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
24 days
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
62 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
27 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
139 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
30 days
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
17 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
23 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: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Next Update: 
January 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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