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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 ?
111 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
180 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
111 days
69 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
13 days
267 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
165 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
305 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
63 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
238 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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
10 days
59 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
59 days
21 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
84 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
152 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
49 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
48 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 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
13 days
143 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
137 days
348 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
61 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
302 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
165 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
29 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
77 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
37 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
---

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
47 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
81 days
34 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
35 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
154 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
62 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
17 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
38 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
22 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
---

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 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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