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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 ?
66 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
213 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
19 days
108 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
56 days
237 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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76 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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75 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
17 days
62 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
62 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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49 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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74 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
17 days
74 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
32 days
99 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
26 days
120 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
37 days
110 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
86 days
152 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
36 days
236 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
56 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
101 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
106 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
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Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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80 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
6 days
47 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
14 days
62 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
23 days
53 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
34 days
59 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
24 days
73 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
14 days
132 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
28 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
60 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
45 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
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Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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58 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 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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