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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 ?
88 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
77 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
64 days
77 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
49 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
77 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)
18 days
29 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
35 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
29 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
10 days
66 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
13 days
64 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
64 days
40 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
49 days
111 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
106 days
66 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
53 days
121 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
199 days
76 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
71 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
49 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
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
8 days
35 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
26 days
23 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
7 days
52 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
18 days
49 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
19 days
49 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
22 days
67 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
44 days
46 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
40 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
35 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
28 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 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
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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