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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 ?
67 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
116 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
22 days
113 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
39 days
117 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
30 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)
14 days
58 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
16 days
60 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
22 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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
27 days
50 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
39 days
73 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
37 days
99 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
43 days
109 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
62 days
99 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
51 days
124 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
84 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
22 days
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
162 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
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---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
44 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
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
21 days
21 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
18 days
46 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
15 days
52 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
16 days
55 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
20 days
63 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
35 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
13 days
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
63 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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31 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 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 2020
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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