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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 ?
25 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
103 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
24 days
104 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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47 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
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88 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)
7 days
53 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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41 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
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59 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 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
43 days
45 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
30 days
63 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
8 days
123 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
54 days
88 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
21 days
175 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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74 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
104 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
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Peter Massaro
Truro
14 days
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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80 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
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
11 days
24 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
9 days
30 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
11 days
44 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
7 days
68 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
26 days
66 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
47 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
54 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
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Peter Massaro
Truro
10 days
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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50 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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