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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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73 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
58 days
225 days
Kentville
Valley 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 Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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62 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
35 days
176 days
Kentville
Valley 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Hammad Asim
Sydney
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59 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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87 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
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141 days
David G Bell
Halifax
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150 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
40 days
155 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
155 days
188 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
56 days
237 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
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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 Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
David G Bell
Halifax
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30 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
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33 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
29 days
75 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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77 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
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95 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
40 days
149 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
22 days
180 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
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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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