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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 ?
266 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
196 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
220 days
63 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
319 days
225 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
281 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
118 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
17 days
41 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
68 days
106 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
172 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
68 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Anca Matei
Kentville
287 days
188 days
Angus Murray
Truro
76 days
87 days
Anna Coolen
Kentville
543 days
125 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
313 days
178 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
---
---
Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
---
51 days
Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
---
---
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
---
---
Elissa Cohen
Antigonish
115 days
196 days
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
---
---
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
109 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Heather Thompson
Amherst
---
---
Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
---
James R Bentley
Halifax
17 days
63 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
163 days
124 days
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---
Louai Jony
Truro
---
99 days
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
---
---
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
---
---
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
180 days
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---
Noha Fossen
Antigonish
133 days
152 days
Philip Pink
Truro
56 days
138 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
97 days
66 days
Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
---
---
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
56 days
96 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
14 days
45 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Anca Matei
Kentville
68 days
132 days
Angus Murray
Truro
30 days
65 days
Anna Coolen
Kentville
176 days
52 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
206 days
115 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
---
---
Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
---
34 days
Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
---
---
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
---
---
Elissa Cohen
Antigonish
69 days
168 days
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
---
---
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
64 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Heather Thompson
Amherst
---
---
Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
---
James R Bentley
Halifax
14 days
46 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
21 days
42 days
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---
Louai Jony
Truro
---
75 days
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
---
---
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
---
---
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
64 days
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---
Noha Fossen
Antigonish
96 days
73 days
Philip Pink
Truro
29 days
118 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
69 days
14 days
Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
---
---
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
36 days
52 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
8 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: 
January 1 2018 - December 31 2018
Next Update: 
February 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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