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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 ?
508 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
312 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
234 days
107 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
269 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
23 days
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
280 days
352 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
508 days
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
426 days
136 days
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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
119 days
72 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
135 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
19 days
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
155 days
171 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
113 days
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
155 days
59 days
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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Heather Sullivan
Amherst
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Helen Sandland
Amherst
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Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
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Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
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Julie Vermeer
Antigonish
---
---
Jessica Pearsall
Bridgewater
---
---
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
327 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
145 days
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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---
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
184 days
320 days
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
524 days
85 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
234 days
122 days
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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Erin MacLellan
Glace Bay
---
351 days
Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
124 days
185 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
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James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
---
---
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
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---
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
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---
Farrell Nette
Kentville
278 days
433 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
694 days
352 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
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---
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
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Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
132 days
---
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
---
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
113 days
---
Angus Murray
Truro
408 days
---
Grace Parr
Truro
---
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Mojisola Oniah
Truro
280 days
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
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Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
660 days
146 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Heather Sullivan
Amherst
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---
Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
---
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
---
---
Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
---
---
Julie Vermeer
Antigonish
---
---
Jessica Pearsall
Bridgewater
---
---
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
104 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
125 days
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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---
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
108 days
97 days
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
89 days
22 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
116 days
65 days
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
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Erin MacLellan
Glace Bay
---
231 days
Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
57 days
60 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
---
---
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
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Farrell Nette
Kentville
146 days
254 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
350 days
163 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
---
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Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
79 days
---
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
---
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
70 days
---
Angus Murray
Truro
177 days
---
Grace Parr
Truro
---
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Mojisola Oniah
Truro
194 days
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
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Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
542 days
37 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 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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