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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 ?
361 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
220 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
151 days
202 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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67 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
680 days
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
272 days
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
112 days
62 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
48 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
194 days
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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108 days
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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alison McIntyre
Bridgewater
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Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
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Angus Murray
Truro
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161 days
Anna Coolen
Kentville
---
182 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
361 days
72 days
Brittany Black
Truro
65 days
---
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
---
133 days
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
---
256 days
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
112 days
393 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
210 days
75 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
---
---
Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
---
237 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
---
---
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
---
---
Heather Sullivan
Amherst
---
125 days
Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
---
James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
---
---
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
---
145 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
99 days
Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
124 days
126 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
680 days
450 days
Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
---
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
337 days
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---
Rebekah Zee
Antigonish
92 days
48 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
438 days
202 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
---
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
85 days
146 days
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
---
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
---
---
Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
---
---
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.

50%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alison McIntyre
Bridgewater
---
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Andrea MacDonald
Bridgewater
---
---
Angus Murray
Truro
---
113 days
Anna Coolen
Kentville
---
104 days
Brett Vair
Dartmouth
79 days
52 days
Brittany Black
Truro
33 days
---
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
---
64 days
Elissa Cohen
Yarmouth
---
119 days
Elizabeth Randle
Halifax
---
---
Erin MacLellan
Sydney
78 days
233 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
146 days
52 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
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Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
---
58 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
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---
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
---
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Heather Sullivan
Amherst
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113 days
Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
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James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
---
---
Leanne McCarthy
Halifax
---
---
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
---
103 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
70 days
Michael Osasere
Glace Bay
34 days
28 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
97 days
154 days
Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
---
---
Navpreet Bal
Kentville
159 days
---
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
---
---
Rebekah Zee
Antigonish
36 days
47 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
59 days
113 days
Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
---
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Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
32 days
60 days
Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
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Stephanie Scott
Halifax
---
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Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
---
---
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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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