Q: What is Cancer Surgery?
Cancer surgery is an operation to repair or remove part of the body in the treatment of cancer.
Q: Who goes on a wait list?
Anyone who needs a treatment that has a wait list is placed on the list, unless it is an emergency. Emergency patients are treated as quickly as possible.
Q: What is Breast Cancer Surgery?
Breast cancer surgery is an operation to repair or remove part of the group of cancers found in the breast region.
Q: Where will I be referred to have this surgery?
Ask your doctor/specialist where you can have your cancer surgery done, as these procedures are performed in the following hospitals:
Eastern Zone
General Hospital – Health Sciences Centre – St. John’s
St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital – St. John’s
Carbonear General Hospital – Carbonear
Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre – Burin
Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital – Clarenville
Central Zone
James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre – Gander
Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre – Grand Falls-Windsor
Western Zone
Western Memorial Regional Hospital – Corner Brook
Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital – Stephenville
Labrador-Grenfell Zone
Labrador Health Centre – Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Labrador West Health Centre – Labrador City
Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital – St. Anthony
Q: How are wait times measured?
For this operation, the wait time is measured from when you and your surgeon decide to proceed with surgery for the confirmed cancer to when the procedure is completed.
Q: What is the benchmark wait time for cancer surgery?
There is no national benchmark for this surgical procedure.
Table 1: Breast Cancer Surgery Wait Times for Q2 (July 1 – September 30, 2023-2024)
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services | Number of Procedures | 5 out of 10 patients had surgery within this number of days | 9 out of 10 patients had surgery within this number of days |
---|---|---|---|
Zone, Hospital | |||
Eastern | |||
Health Sciences Centre / St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital | 71 | 26 | 59 |
Carbonear General Hospital | DS | DS | DS |
Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre | NV | NV | NV |
Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital | DS | DS | DS |
Central | |||
James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre | NC | NC | NC |
Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre | NC | NC | NC |
Western | |||
Western Memorial Regional Hospital | 19 | 19 | 34 |
Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital | NV | NV | NV |
Labrador-Grenfell | |||
Labrador Health Centre | NV | NV | NV |
Labrador West Health Centre | NV | NV | NV |
Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital | DS | DS | DS |
Source: Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS), Newfoundland and Labrador
DS: Data Suppression – This indicates that a hospital performed 5 or less cases during the reporting period. To protect patient privacy, wait times associated with these small volumes are not be reported.
NC: Non-Complaint – This indicates that a region or hospital did not report wait times data to the Department by the deadline for publication on this website.
NV: No Volume – This indicates that a hospital did not perform this service during the reporting period, or that zero cases were carried out.
Date: February 28, 2024
Figure 1: Breast Cancer Surgery Wait Times for Q2 (July 1 – September 30, 2023-2024)
Source: Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS), Newfoundland and Labrador
DS: Data Suppression – This indicates that a hospital performed 5 or less cases during the reporting period. To protect patient privacy, wait times associated with these small volumes are not be reported.
NC: Non-Complaint – This indicates that a region or hospital did not report wait times data to the Department by the deadline for publication on this website.
NV: No Volume – This indicates that a hospital did not perform this service during the reporting period, or that zero cases were carried out.
Date: February 28, 2024