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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 ?
127 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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
55 days
103 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
65 days
119 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
216 days
138 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
123 days
307 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
209 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
22 days
45 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
48 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
39 days
49 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
47 days
129 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
62 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
37 days
89 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
34 days
145 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
65 days
137 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
96 days
127 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
455 days
140 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
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David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
159 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
78 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
91 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
---
64 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
386 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
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
10 days
40 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
21 days
69 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
21 days
91 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
76 days
56 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
94 days
66 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
134 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
26 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
60 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
63 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
25 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
41 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
45 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
229 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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