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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 ?
118 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
152 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
67 days
82 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
101 days
97 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
111 days
87 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
165 days
308 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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119 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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
20 days
48 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
55 days
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
33 days
50 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
62 days
168 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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39 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: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Peter Massaro
Truro
57 days
65 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
121 days
123 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
144 days
204 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
63 days
312 days
David G Bell
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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190 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John E Grantmyre
Halifax
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63 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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41 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
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91 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
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Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
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152 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
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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
Peter Massaro
Truro
20 days
38 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
81 days
55 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
98 days
145 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
52 days
274 days
David G Bell
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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40 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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John E Grantmyre
Halifax
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54 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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23 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
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41 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
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Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
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109 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
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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: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Next Update: 
January 2020
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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