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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 ?
25 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
42 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
7 days
34 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
18 days
42 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
37 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
11 days
69 days
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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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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8 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
8 days
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
7 days
14 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
7 days
17 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
9 days
16 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
5 days
20 days
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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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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5 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
7 days
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
May 1 2020 - April 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
20 days
30 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
28 days
31 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
34 days
31 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
46 days
33 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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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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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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37 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
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Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
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Lana Saciragic
Halifax
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Lana Saciragic
Halifax
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Ross Mason
Halifax
---
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Scott Livingstone
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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
7 days
12 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
7 days
16 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
13 days
14 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
13 days
20 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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21 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Lana Saciragic
Halifax
---
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Lana Saciragic
Halifax
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---

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: 
May 1 2020 - April 30 2021
Next Update: 
June 2021
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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