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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 ?
58 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
124 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
59 days
98 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
124 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
107 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
50 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
70 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
52 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
69 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
58 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
35 days
98 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
87 days
56 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
105 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
84 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
107 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
26 days
64 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
26 days
68 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
28 days
91 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
48 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
43 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
8 days
49 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
30 days
45 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
65 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
53 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
51 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
8 days
43 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
20 days
34 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
24 days
70 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
7 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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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