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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 ?
56 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
64 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
59 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
60 days
46 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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63 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
9 days
40 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
30 days
24 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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50 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
13 days
64 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
56 days
71 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
36 days
119 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
109 days
62 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
40 days
143 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
132 days
115 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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131 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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46 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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105 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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60 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
7 days
37 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
25 days
24 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
14 days
42 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
15 days
63 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
43 days
41 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
22 days
73 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
49 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
23 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
46 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 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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