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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 ?
32 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
116 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
32 days
117 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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30 days
Truro
Colchester Regional 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
8 days
41 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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21 days
Truro
Colchester Regional 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 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
41 days
62 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
43 days
72 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
15 days
146 days
David G Bell
Halifax
87 days
98 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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90 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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69 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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55 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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71 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
14 days
32 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
28 days
33 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
29 days
32 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
7 days
70 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
---
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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71 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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48 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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36 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 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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