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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 ?
135 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
263 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
135 days
91 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
14 days
267 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
100 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
567 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
167 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
317 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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)
57 days
21 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
12 days
87 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
36 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
262 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
40 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
52 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
137 days
147 days
Anita Smith
Halifax
---
---
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
---
---
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
356 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
157 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
49 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
56 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
73 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
---

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
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
67 days
35 days
Anita Smith
Halifax
---
---
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
---
---
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
152 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
66 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
20 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
36 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
21 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
---

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 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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