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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 ?
53 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
94 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
51 days
49 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
40 days
94 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
62 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
79 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)
23 days
27 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
28 days
39 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
55 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
54 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 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
26 days
60 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
33 days
73 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
47 days
109 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
36 days
124 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
31 days
143 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
85 days
105 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
132 days
115 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
62 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
162 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
46 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---

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
7 days
27 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
22 days
27 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
22 days
27 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
15 days
42 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
15 days
66 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
46 days
36 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
20 days
73 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
32 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
60 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
23 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 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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