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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
234 days
107 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
426 days
136 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
269 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
280 days
352 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
23 days
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
508 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 Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
155 days
59 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
119 days
72 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
135 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
155 days
171 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
19 days
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
113 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
524 days
85 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
234 days
122 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
145 days
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
660 days
146 days
Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
124 days
185 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
184 days
320 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
327 days
Erin MacLellan
Glace Bay
---
351 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
694 days
352 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
278 days
433 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
---
Angus Murray
Truro
408 days
---
Heather Sullivan
Amherst
---
---
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
---
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
---
Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
132 days
---
Grace Parr
Truro
---
---
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
---
---
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
113 days
---
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
---
---
James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Mojisola Oniah
Truro
280 days
---
Jessica Pearsall
Bridgewater
---
---
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
---
---
Julie Vermeer
Antigonish
---
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---
Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---

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 Timesort descending
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
89 days
22 days
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
542 days
37 days
Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
57 days
60 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
116 days
65 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
108 days
97 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
104 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
125 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
350 days
163 days
Erin MacLellan
Glace Bay
---
231 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
146 days
254 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
---
Angus Murray
Truro
177 days
---
Heather Sullivan
Amherst
---
---
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
---
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
---
Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
79 days
---
Grace Parr
Truro
---
---
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
---
---
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
70 days
---
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
---
---
James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Mojisola Oniah
Truro
194 days
---
Jessica Pearsall
Bridgewater
---
---
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
---
---
Julie Vermeer
Antigonish
---
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---
Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---

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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