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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 ?
145 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
332 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
198 days
433 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
153 days
319 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
137 days
666 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
119 days
283 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
105 days
90 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
101 days
169 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
35 days
223 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 ascending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
51 days
96 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
34 days
82 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
33 days
28 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
31 days
324 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
29 days
73 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
19 days
60 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
19 days
63 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort ascending Surgery Wait Time
Ross Mason
Halifax
1086 days
415 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
267 days
183 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
186 days
241 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
183 days
222 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
137 days
666 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
114 days
332 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
106 days
141 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
104 days
202 days
David G Bell
Halifax
99 days
258 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
98 days
283 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
44 days
313 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
574 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
388 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
274 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
364 days
Morgan MacDonald
Truro
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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 ascending Surgery Wait Time
Ross Mason
Halifax
90 days
387 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
56 days
96 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
55 days
158 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
36 days
93 days
David G Bell
Halifax
34 days
91 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
33 days
29 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
32 days
280 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
31 days
338 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
29 days
46 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
29 days
54 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
21 days
51 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
197 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
145 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
237 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
---
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
61 days
Morgan MacDonald
Truro
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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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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