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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 ?
33 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
119 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
33 days
115 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
115 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
49 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
48 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
37 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
27 days
51 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
39 days
73 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
20 days
113 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
43 days
109 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
32 days
137 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
48 days
124 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
84 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
149 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
41 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
120 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---

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
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
21 days
21 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
10 days
37 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
14 days
49 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
18 days
55 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
15 days
60 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
19 days
65 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
31 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
60 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
29 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
55 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---

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 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 2020
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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