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Prostatectomy

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgical procedure removes all or part of the prostate.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
70 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
62 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
70 days
46 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Peter Massaro
Truro
56 days
85 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
53 days
97 days
David G Bell
Halifax
112 days
67 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
37 days
153 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
91 days
155 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
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Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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76 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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66 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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69 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
David G Bell
Halifax
17 days
35 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
10 days
42 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
12 days
58 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
33 days
48 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
44 days
67 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
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Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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68 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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33 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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55 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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 2018
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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