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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 ?
93 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
39 days
51 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
96 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
90 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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75 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
29 days
37 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
16 days
52 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
52 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
53 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
39 days
43 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
37 days
53 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
28 days
103 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
35 days
98 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
53 days
83 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
48 days
98 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
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---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
195 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
84 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
58 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
110 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
Sydney
15 days
32 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
9 days
38 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
13 days
47 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
6 days
61 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
22 days
50 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
25 days
75 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
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---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
52 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
52 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
45 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
72 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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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