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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 ?
117 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
218 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
81 days
128 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
104 days
131 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
104 days
157 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
117 days
242 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
59 days
632 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
245 days
447 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
77 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
23 days
44 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
22 days
52 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
32 days
54 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
51 days
90 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
29 days
120 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
35 days
228 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
27 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
104 days
102 days
David G Bell
Halifax
104 days
112 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
45 days
172 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
63 days
155 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
105 days
128 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
100 days
156 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
72 days
207 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
58 days
226 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
57 days
247 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
123 days
204 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
168 days
242 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
185 days
281 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
193 days
278 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
98 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
721 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
73 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
384 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
22 days
37 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
22 days
51 days
David G Bell
Halifax
23 days
53 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
39 days
44 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
32 days
54 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
51 days
43 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
22 days
90 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
56 days
62 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
28 days
99 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
20 days
115 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
47 days
97 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
37 days
132 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
50 days
223 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
27 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
150 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
41 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
66 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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