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Kidney / Upper Urinary Tract

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery on the kidney or upper parts of the urinary tract.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
118 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
155 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
55 days
103 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
63 days
119 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
155 days
140 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
123 days
307 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
209 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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
13 days
49 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
19 days
43 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
45 days
46 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
47 days
138 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
63 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
37 days
66 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
45 days
152 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
65 days
137 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
96 days
123 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
116 days
197 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
131 days
386 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
427 days
167 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
78 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
91 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
108 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
57 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
102 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
64 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
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
14 days
36 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
21 days
90 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
23 days
91 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
77 days
39 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
94 days
80 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
40 days
138 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
47 days
275 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
33 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
60 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
74 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
22 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
48 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
45 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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