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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 ?
152 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
313 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
35 days
186 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
92 days
214 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
100 days
197 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
112 days
281 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
117 days
638 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
152 days
388 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
158 days
284 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
21 days
70 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
22 days
60 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
28 days
290 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
29 days
71 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
29 days
34 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
34 days
85 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
83 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
48 days
80 days
David G Bell
Halifax
89 days
216 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
93 days
202 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
94 days
294 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
114 days
332 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
115 days
274 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
117 days
638 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
152 days
222 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
153 days
241 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
233 days
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
267 days
244 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
377 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
517 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
337 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
---
111 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
305 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
18 days
48 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
21 days
62 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
24 days
65 days
David G Bell
Halifax
27 days
89 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
33 days
42 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
34 days
321 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
36 days
91 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
36 days
69 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
37 days
238 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
61 days
133 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
90 days
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Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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65 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
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120 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
127 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
---
38 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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271 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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