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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 ?
36 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
103 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
36 days
103 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)
21 days
49 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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83 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
114 days
73 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
42 days
110 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
60 days
75 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
33 days
106 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
66 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
50 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
48 days
David G Bell
Halifax
63 days
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.

50%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
69 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
37 days
44 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
21 days
53 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
53 days
68 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
24 days
76 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
55 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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21 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
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Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
28 days
David G Bell
Halifax
28 days
39 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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Next Update: 
August 2019
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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