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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 ?
34 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
91 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
89 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
51 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
90 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
103 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)
13 days
39 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
29 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
57 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
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: 
February 1 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
57 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
35 days
97 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
56 days
83 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
110 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
84 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
195 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
37 days
60 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
36 days
68 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
28 days
103 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
48 days
98 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
9 days
47 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
21 days
47 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
72 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
52 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
53 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
11 days
43 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
20 days
33 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
24 days
72 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
6 days
71 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 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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