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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 ?
48 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
124 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
41 days
97 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
149 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
132 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
48 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
58 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
50 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
37 days
60 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
40 days
70 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
37 days
75 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
35 days
98 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
83 days
91 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
132 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
166 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
125 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
57 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
90 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
11 days
23 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
14 days
32 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
14 days
53 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
23 days
52 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
20 days
59 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
51 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
49 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
58 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
38 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Next Update: 
January 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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