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Kidney Removal

Service/Procedure Summary

Nephrectomy is the removal of all or part of the kidney.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
45 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
200 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
84 days
200 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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70 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
156 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
15 days
80 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
42 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
34 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
June 1 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
21 days
59 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
19 days
78 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
27 days
71 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
37 days
110 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
47 days
109 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
28 days
138 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
27 days
215 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
77 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
71 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
---
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
80 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
189 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
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
5 days
32 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
18 days
34 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
10 days
55 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
34 days
37 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
14 days
73 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
28 days
64 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
15 days
89 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
54 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
43 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
---
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
52 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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140 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 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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