Service/Procedure Summary

The removal of a small piece of tissue form the lymph nodes, which are distributed across the body, to test for disease such as cancer.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 9days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 21days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 12
days
7
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 12
days
30
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- 20
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 22
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 9
days
---

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 59
days
16
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 41
days
78
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- 27
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 41
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 13
days
---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 9
days
17
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax 17
days
41
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney --- ---
Ashley Drohan Halifax --- ---
Ashvir Singh Antigonish --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- ---
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- ---
Eileen Roach Sydney --- ---
Farisa Hossain Antigonish --- ---
Heather Poushay Sydney --- ---
Jonathan R Trites Halifax --- ---
Katharina E Kieser Halifax --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- ---
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- ---
Ross Mason Halifax --- ---
S. Mark Taylor Halifax --- ---
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- ---
Stephanie Scott Halifax --- ---

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 20
days
38
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax 25
days
64
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney --- ---
Ashley Drohan Halifax --- ---
Ashvir Singh Antigonish --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- ---
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- ---
Eileen Roach Sydney --- ---
Farisa Hossain Antigonish --- ---
Heather Poushay Sydney --- ---
Jonathan R Trites Halifax --- ---
Katharina E Kieser Halifax --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- ---
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- ---
Ross Mason Halifax --- ---
S. Mark Taylor Halifax --- ---
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- ---
Stephanie Scott Halifax --- ---

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.