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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 ?
216 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
147 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
37 days
105 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
111 days
237 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
557 days
122 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
117 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
56 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
89 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
17 days
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
66 days
43 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
44 days
149 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
26 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
48 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
54 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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
22 days
94 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
20 days
130 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
117 days
122 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
116 days
190 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
1125 days
112 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
149 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
109 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
73 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
111 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
307 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
---
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
M Dale Miller
Sydney
7 days
35 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
69 days
26 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
79 days
42 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
7 days
119 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
46 days
153 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
21 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
56 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
36 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
48 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
174 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
---
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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Next Update: 
May 2018
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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