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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
68 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
38 days
101 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
64 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%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
51 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
23 days
54 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
53 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
77 days
David G Bell
Halifax
67 days
80 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
83 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
48 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
71 days
76 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
33 days
127 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
76 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
69 days
101 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
54 days
50 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
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
53 days
David G Bell
Halifax
33 days
47 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
68 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
31 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
31 days
41 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
21 days
58 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
63 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
37 days
58 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
18 days
49 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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