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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 ?
40 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
92 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
40 days
92 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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72 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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)
18 days
48 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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63 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
August 1 - October 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
9 days
64 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
40 days
35 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
21 days
98 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
34 days
103 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
36 days
140 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
147 days
91 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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69 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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78 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
58 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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73 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
Ross Mason
Halifax
18 days
23 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
8 days
34 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
7 days
48 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
25 days
34 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
21 days
86 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
71 days
43 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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51 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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53 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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37 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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51 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: 
November 1 2017 - October 31 2018
Next Update: 
December 2018
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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