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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 ?
319 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
133 days
188 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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485 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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167 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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356 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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143 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
54 days
27 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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233 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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49 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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70 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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101 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
135 days
389 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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Anjali Lobo
Sydney
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81 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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David G Bell
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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381 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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143 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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65 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
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56 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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80 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
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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
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
80 days
48 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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Anjali Lobo
Sydney
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66 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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David G Bell
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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179 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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101 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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21 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
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40 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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25 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 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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