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Lymph Node Biopsy

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
90% of people served within ?
32 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
30 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
17 days
20 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
32 days
16 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
26 days
26 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
47 days
20 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
53 days
16 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
48 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
6 days
9 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
8 days
11 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
7 days
12 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
7 days
14 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
18 days
8 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
11 days
16 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
20 days
20 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
17 days
48 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
46 days
33 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
19 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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John Booth
Truro
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John Booth
Truro
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Ross Mason
Halifax
---
41 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
---
16 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
8 days
10 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
13 days
14 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
13 days
24 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
11 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
21 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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16 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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