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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
34 days
90 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
36 days
152 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
55 days
135 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
91 days
102 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
79 days
239 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
44 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
20 days
42 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
43 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
12 days
61 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
23 days
59 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
44 days
117 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
27 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
74 days
70 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
37 days
137 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
102 days
127 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
79 days
239 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
---
---
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
373 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
69 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
165 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
95 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
7 days
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
152 days
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
Ashley Cox
Halifax
1 day
43 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
31 days
44 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
62 days
39 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
39 days
139 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
---
---
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
75 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
60 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
36 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
42 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
7 days
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
120 days
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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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