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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 ?
44 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
89 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
44 days
117 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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72 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
45 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)
21 days
46 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
57 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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26 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
37 days
53 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
6 days
98 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
40 days
68 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
35 days
91 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
29 days
117 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
104 days
91 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
107 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
124 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
57 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
M Dale Miller
Sydney
11 days
23 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
14 days
32 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
15 days
49 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
4 days
61 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
25 days
52 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
16 days
68 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
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50 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
59 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
41 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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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.

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