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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 ?
69 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
105 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
60 days
110 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
76 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
76 days
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)
16 days
58 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
50 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
60 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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: 
September 1 - November 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
54 days
55 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
58 days
76 days
David G Bell
Halifax
67 days
80 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
71 days
76 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
66 days
81 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
37 days
127 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
77 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
35 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
86 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
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
13 days
50 days
David G Bell
Halifax
33 days
42 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
32 days
44 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
31 days
52 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
21 days
67 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
51 days
63 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
56 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
17 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
70 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: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Next Update: 
January 2020
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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