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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
33 days
66 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
63 days
147 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
123 days
152 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
131 days
243 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
209 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
17 days
43 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
32 days
41 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
23 days
56 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
48 days
114 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
63 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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: 
April 1 2018 - March 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
33 days
66 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
37 days
152 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
90 days
137 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
100 days
137 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
118 days
197 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
281 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
190 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
157 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
108 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
57 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
118 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
131 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
12 days
36 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
23 days
69 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
83 days
39 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
45 days
91 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
48 days
124 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
110 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
63 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
63 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
74 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
22 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
52 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
47 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 2018 - March 31 2019
Next Update: 
May 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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