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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 ?
36 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
112 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
36 days
109 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
202 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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125 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)
20 days
54 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
76 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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32 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
9 days
49 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
24 days
99 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
31 days
106 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
26 days
156 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
86 days
125 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
36 days
227 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
14 days
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Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
101 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
132 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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Thomas McGregor
Halifax
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Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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100 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
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
7 days
31 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
20 days
28 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
21 days
44 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
15 days
71 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
24 days
85 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
14 days
109 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
10 days
---
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
63 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
48 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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Thomas McGregor
Halifax
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Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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62 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 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 2023
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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