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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 ?
35 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
154 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
35 days
180 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
75 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
71 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
20 days
54 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
48 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
56 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
59 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
13 days
64 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
15 days
68 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
42 days
121 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
28 days
138 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
49 days
164 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
84 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
70 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
70 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
49 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
68 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
5 days
36 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
16 days
38 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
7 days
50 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
15 days
72 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
25 days
63 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
50 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
49 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
43 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
22 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
29 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 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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