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? 20days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 28days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 8
days
21
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 19
days
29
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 21
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- 15
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 36
days
56
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 57
days
78
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 44
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- 61
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 8
days
12
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax 30
days
41
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney --- ---
Ashley Drohan Halifax --- 16
days
Casey Armstrong Bridgewater --- ---
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow --- ---
Christopher Blackmore Halifax --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 21
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Farisa Hossain Antigonish --- ---
Gregory Knapp Halifax --- ---
Heather Poushay Sydney --- ---
James R Bentley Halifax --- ---
Jonathan R Trites Halifax --- ---
Katharina E Kieser Halifax --- ---
Rachelle Findley Halifax --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- ---
Ross Mason Halifax --- ---
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- ---
Stephanie Scott Halifax --- ---

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 36
days
21
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax 41
days
64
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney --- ---
Ashley Drohan Halifax --- 37
days
Casey Armstrong Bridgewater --- ---
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow --- ---
Christopher Blackmore Halifax --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- 56
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Farisa Hossain Antigonish --- ---
Gregory Knapp Halifax --- ---
Heather Poushay Sydney --- ---
James R Bentley Halifax --- ---
Jonathan R Trites Halifax --- ---
Katharina E Kieser Halifax --- ---
Rachelle Findley Halifax --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- ---
Ross Mason 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.