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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 ?
115 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
164 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
51 days
22 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
67 days
82 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
101 days
92 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
111 days
119 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
165 days
308 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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119 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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
22 days
18 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
22 days
48 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
59 days
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
33 days
59 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
62 days
173 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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39 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Bell
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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204 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
121 days
123 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
207 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
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John E Grantmyre
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
72 days
22 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
41 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
98 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
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Peter Massaro
Truro
61 days
65 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
63 days
312 days
Ross Mason
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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Bell
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
145 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
72 days
59 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
32 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
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Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
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John E Grantmyre
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
26 days
18 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
23 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
39 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
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Peter Massaro
Truro
22 days
38 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
52 days
258 days
Ross Mason
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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 2020
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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