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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
81 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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72 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
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
16 days
31 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Peter Massaro
Truro
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75 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
40 days
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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48 days
David G Bell
Halifax
77 days
61 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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80 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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50 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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134 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
53 days
97 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
50 days
110 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
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66 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
Peter Massaro
Truro
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69 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
32 days
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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28 days
David G Bell
Halifax
25 days
35 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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65 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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22 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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83 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
19 days
73 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
22 days
43 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
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54 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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