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

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

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

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