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Removal of Ovaries and/or Fallopian Tubes (Cancer Suspected or Proven)

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 suspected of having cancer or who were proven to have cancer.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
93 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
123 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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55 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley 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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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44 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
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Lana Saciragic
Halifax
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Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
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Heather Stone
Dartmouth
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Rachelle Findley
Halifax
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Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
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James R Bentley
Halifax
11 days
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Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
173 days
Angus Murray
Truro
38 days
41 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
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
---
---
Vaughan Marshall
Antigonish
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---
Heather Stone
Dartmouth
---
---
Rachelle Findley
Halifax
---
---
Karla Astrid Willows
Halifax
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James R Bentley
Halifax
9 days
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Shannon Joice
Kentville
---
107 days
Angus Murray
Truro
36 days
25 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: 
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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