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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 ?
131 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
341 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
112 days
291 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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344 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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255 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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460 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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427 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
39 days
45 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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68 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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93 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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262 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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33 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
121 days
389 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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Anjali Lobo
Sydney
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154 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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121 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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381 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
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Peter Massaro
Truro
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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86 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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178 days
Anita Smith
Halifax
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
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63 days
David G Bell
Halifax
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Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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255 days
Jesse Ory
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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
72 days
73 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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Anjali Lobo
Sydney
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70 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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44 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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174 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
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Peter Massaro
Truro
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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21 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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28 days
Anita Smith
Halifax
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
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35 days
David G Bell
Halifax
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Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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92 days
Jesse Ory
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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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