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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 Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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255 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
112 days
291 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
344 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
427 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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460 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth 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.

50%

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

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
M Dale Miller
Sydney
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63 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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86 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
121 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
---
154 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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178 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
255 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
381 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
121 days
389 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Anita Smith
Halifax
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Jesse Ory
Halifax
---
---
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
---
---

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 Timesort descending
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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21 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
28 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
35 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
44 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
---
70 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
72 days
73 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
92 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
174 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
---
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Anita Smith
Halifax
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Jesse Ory
Halifax
---
---
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Andrea Lantz
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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