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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 ?
46 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
193 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
19 days
153 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
46 days
209 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
65 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
75 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
15 days
55 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
16 days
57 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
56 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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73 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 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hammad Asim
Sydney
24 days
71 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
9 days
74 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
101 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
106 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
75 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
26 days
153 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
32 days
106 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
36 days
236 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
93 days
152 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
117 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hammad Asim
Sydney
19 days
30 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
6 days
47 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
60 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
49 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
47 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
14 days
61 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
24 days
74 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
14 days
135 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
23 days
53 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
61 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 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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