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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 ?
154 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
173 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
109 days
120 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
131 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
388 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
196 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
90 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
79 days
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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
30 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
21 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
188 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
89 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
36 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
35 days
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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
109 days
45 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
95 days
181 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
34 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
231 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
183 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
131 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
66 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
63 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
196 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---

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
21 days
55 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
58 days
23 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
31 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
57 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
85 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
21 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
24 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
32 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
176 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---

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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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