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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 ?
596 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
342 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
234 days
97 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
280 days
407 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
---
269 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
508 days
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
413 days
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
721 days
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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
74 days
70 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
265 days
251 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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138 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
81 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
178 days
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
628 days
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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: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rebekah Zee
Antigonish
92 days
67 days
Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
126 days
138 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
254 days
122 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
184 days
301 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
278 days
369 days
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
596 days
91 days
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
660 days
146 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
694 days
352 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
145 days
Angus Murray
Truro
---
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Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
---
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Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
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Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
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Erin MacLellan
Sydney
---
393 days
Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
---
387 days
Grace Parr
Truro
---
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Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
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Heather Sullivan
Amherst
---
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Helen Sandland
Amherst
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James R Bentley
Halifax
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Julie Vermeer
Antigonish
---
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Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
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Lana Saciragic
Halifax
---
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Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
89 days
---
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
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Mojisola Oniah
Truro
---
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Navpreet Bal
Kentville
199 days
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
327 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
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Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
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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 Time
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
60 days
22 days
Rebekah Zee
Antigonish
42 days
48 days
Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
58 days
45 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
116 days
52 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
91 days
83 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
95 days
253 days
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
531 days
34 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
417 days
171 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
125 days
Angus Murray
Truro
---
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Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
---
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Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
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Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
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Erin MacLellan
Sydney
---
251 days
Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
---
237 days
Grace Parr
Truro
---
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Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
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Heather Sullivan
Amherst
---
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Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
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James R Bentley
Halifax
---
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Julie Vermeer
Antigonish
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
---
---
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
70 days
---
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Mojisola Oniah
Truro
---
---
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
150 days
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
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Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
115 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
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Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
---
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
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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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 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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