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Removal of Ovaries and/or Fallopian Tubes (Cancer Not Suspected)

Service/Procedure Summary

This includes both types of procedures. Surgery to remove the ovaries is also called Oophorectomy and surgery to remove fallopian tubes is called Salpingectomy. The wait time shown is for patients who were not suspected of having cancer.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
337 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
216 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
168 days
130 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
486 days
404 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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99 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
27 days
59 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
337 days
104 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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62 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
55 days
67 days
Brittany Black
Truro
58 days
106 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
67 days
112 days
Michael Osasere
Sydney
50 days
131 days
Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
132 days
58 days
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
135 days
119 days
Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
169 days
129 days
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
112 days
325 days
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
507 days
99 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
573 days
96 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
476 days
561 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
1006 days
80 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
71 days
Angus Murray
Truro
---
118 days
Anna Coolen
Kentville
---
182 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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David Rittenberg
Halifax
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Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
241 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
---
---
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
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---
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
---
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Heather Stone
Dartmouth
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77 days
Heather Sullivan
Amherst
---
125 days
Helen Sandland
Amherst
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James R Bentley
Halifax
---
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Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
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Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
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Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
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Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
---
Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
121 days
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
---
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
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Rebekah Zee
Antigonish
---
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Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
255 days
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
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Stephanie Scott
Halifax
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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143 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
Michael Osasere
Sydney
24 days
37 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
30 days
46 days
Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
48 days
54 days
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
49 days
55 days
Brittany Black
Truro
28 days
81 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
62 days
60 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
68 days
81 days
Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
113 days
52 days
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
106 days
86 days
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
92 days
215 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
139 days
193 days
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
498 days
61 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
49 days
Angus Murray
Truro
---
104 days
Anna Coolen
Kentville
---
85 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
---
---
David Rittenberg
Halifax
---
---
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
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Farrell Nette
Kentville
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71 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
---
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Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
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Heather Stone
Dartmouth
---
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Heather Stone
Dartmouth
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57 days
Heather Sullivan
Amherst
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108 days
Helen Sandland
Amherst
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James R Bentley
Halifax
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Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
---
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Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
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Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
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Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
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Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
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Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
55 days
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
---
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
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Rebekah Zee
Antigonish
---
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Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
147 days
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
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Stephanie Scott
Halifax
---
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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102 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 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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