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Kidney / Upper Urinary Tract

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery on the kidney or upper parts of the urinary tract.

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Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
144 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
145 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)
115 days
88 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
111 days
119 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
167 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
20 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
22 days
48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
37 days
50 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
59 days
30 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
71 days
158 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
154 days
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Ross Mason
Halifax
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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312 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
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Peter Massaro
Truro
61 days
79 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
91 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
51 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
72 days
22 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
---
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
190 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
121 days
123 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
180 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Baharak Amir
Halifax
---
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Ashley Cox
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 ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
72 days
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Ross Mason
Halifax
---
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
227 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
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Peter Massaro
Truro
18 days
41 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
39 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
24 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
26 days
19 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
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John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
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Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
---
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
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40 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
64 days
55 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
128 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
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Baharak Amir
Halifax
---
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Ashley Cox
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 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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