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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 ?
144 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
177 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
140 days
87 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
176 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
388 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
196 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
150 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
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
23 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
84 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
196 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
---
---
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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
140 days
286 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
61 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
238 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
183 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
176 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
31 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
62 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
223 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
45 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
36 days
39 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
33 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
70 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
111 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
53 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
20 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
32 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
155 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
23 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 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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