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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 Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
234 days
107 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
426 days
136 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
280 days
352 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
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
23 days
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
508 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
119 days
72 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
155 days
59 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
155 days
171 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
---
135 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
19 days
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
113 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%

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

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