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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 ?
118 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
156 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
41 days
103 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
101 days
137 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
131 days
258 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
120 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
164 days

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
17 days
43 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
37 days
34 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
52 days
124 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
73 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
55 days

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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
120 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
118 days
204 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
185 days
137 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
207 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
66 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
157 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
42 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
137 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
118 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
64 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
37 days
156 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
131 days
---

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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
91 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
48 days
118 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
84 days
38 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
78 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
42 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
63 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
21 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
91 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
49 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
42 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
23 days
76 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
51 days
---

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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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