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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 ?
78 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
86 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
47 days
105 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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62 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)
17 days
25 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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41 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
46 days
51 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
39 days
73 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
36 days
124 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
52 days
109 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
29 days
143 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
85 days
120 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
199 days
113 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
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53 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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162 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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46 days
Mark J Walsh
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
M Dale Miller
Sydney
10 days
32 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
17 days
32 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
27 days
26 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
11 days
58 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
18 days
60 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
19 days
75 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
65 days
55 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
29 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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60 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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30 days
Mark J Walsh
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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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