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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 ?
53 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
105 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
56 days
95 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
110 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
91 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
71 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
85 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 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Peter Massaro
Truro
27 days
91 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
53 days
76 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
35 days
96 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
97 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
48 days
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
84 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
58 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
68 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
64 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
105 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
20 days
30 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
8 days
48 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
21 days
72 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
51 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
9 days
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
54 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
41 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
34 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
37 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
55 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: 
January 1 2018 - December 31 2018
Next Update: 
February 2019
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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