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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 ?
149 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
67 days
82 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
101 days
104 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
111 days
120 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
165 days
274 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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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118 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
22 days
48 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
57 days
31 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
33 days
68 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
61 days
143 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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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41 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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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David G Bell
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
144 days
204 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
121 days
123 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
190 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
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John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
157 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
87 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
41 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
98 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
57 days
65 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
152 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
63 days
308 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
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David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
89 days
128 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
81 days
42 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
40 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
57 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
67 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
22 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
42 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
22 days
38 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
90 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
52 days
243 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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 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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