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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 ?
144 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
123 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
86 days
22 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
87 days
119 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
115 days
92 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
167 days
312 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
77 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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120 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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
24 days
15 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
58 days
35 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
29 days
72 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
80 days
180 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
35 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
72 days
22 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
115 days
123 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Baharak Amir
Halifax
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David G Bell
Halifax
---
34 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
59 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
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Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
83 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
60 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
85 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
82 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
312 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
154 days
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
26 days
15 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
64 days
62 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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---
Baharak Amir
Halifax
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
32 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
36 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
77 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
28 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
35 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
64 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
235 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
58 days
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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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 2020
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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