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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 ?
274 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
216 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
168 days
130 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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140 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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292 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
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
27 days
64 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
82 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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91 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
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: 
August 1 - October 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
71 days
161 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
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71 days
Angus Murray
Truro
83 days
118 days
Anna Coolen
Kentville
---
182 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
1015 days
80 days
Brittany Black
Truro
58 days
106 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
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---
David Rittenberg
Halifax
---
---
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
55 days
67 days
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
135 days
88 days
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
152 days
325 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
241 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
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---
Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
302 days
117 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
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---
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
168 days
77 days
Heather Sullivan
Amherst
---
125 days
Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
---
James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Pearsall
Bridgewater
---
---
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
---
---
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
507 days
99 days
Michael Osasere
Sydney
37 days
147 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
476 days
636 days
Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
121 days
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
---
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---
Rebekah Zee
Antigonish
---
---
Renda Bouzayen
Halifax
---
---
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
573 days
91 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
255 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
67 days
68 days
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
---
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
---
---
Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
169 days
129 days
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
143 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
Sydney
36 days
60 days
Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
49 days
Angus Murray
Truro
33 days
101 days
Anna Coolen
Kentville
---
94 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
63 days
63 days
Brittany Black
Truro
29 days
64 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
---
---
David Rittenberg
Halifax
---
---
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
49 days
55 days
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
41 days
43 days
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
100 days
251 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
62 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
---
---
Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
122 days
56 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
---
---
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
64 days
57 days
Heather Sullivan
Amherst
---
106 days
Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
---
James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Pearsall
Bridgewater
---
---
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
---
---
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
498 days
64 days
Michael Osasere
Sydney
23 days
40 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
189 days
181 days
Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
55 days
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
---
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---
Rebekah Zee
Antigonish
---
---
Renda Bouzayen
Halifax
---
---
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
68 days
77 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
137 days
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
32 days
40 days
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
---
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
---
---
Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
57 days
32 days
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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87 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: 
November 1 2020 - October 31 2021
Next Update: 
December 2021
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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