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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 ?
91 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
75 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
109 days
90 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
55 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)
8 days
36 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
52 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
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: 
February 1 - April 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
17 days
40 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
21 days
86 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
52 days
72 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
14 days
159 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
36 days
140 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
147 days
45 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
97 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
67 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
76 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
52 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
M Dale Miller
Sydney
8 days
21 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
29 days
31 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
21 days
49 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
17 days
54 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
7 days
68 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
47 days
47 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
47 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
64 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
54 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
46 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: 
May 1 2017 - April 30 2018
Next Update: 
June 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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