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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 ?
123 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
52 days
72 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
59 days
147 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
103 days
120 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
175 days
106 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
222 days
249 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
142 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
84 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
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
27 days
23 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
44 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
41 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
22 days
72 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
64 days
55 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
108 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
14 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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hammad Asim
Sydney
20 days
86 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
50 days
94 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
59 days
92 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
59 days
94 days
David G Bell
Halifax
92 days
76 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
107 days
133 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
50 days
201 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
175 days
99 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
165 days
147 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
280 days
61 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
214 days
220 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
1416 days
132 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
182 days
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
442 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
50 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
84 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
142 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
136 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
Hammad Asim
Sydney
14 days
24 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
9 days
43 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
24 days
29 days
David G Bell
Halifax
25 days
35 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
21 days
44 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
35 days
35 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
51 days
29 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
18 days
69 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
38 days
70 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
65 days
47 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
55 days
62 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
213 days
72 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
29 days
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
86 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
27 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
14 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
108 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
52 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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 2019
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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