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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 ?
54 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
44 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
27 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
9 days
34 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
38 days
49 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
87 days
43 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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22 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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81 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
20 days
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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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
7 days
15 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
10 days
17 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
8 days
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
40 days
9 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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9 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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34 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
2 days
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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 2018 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
18 days
20 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
34 days
35 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Peter Massaro
Truro
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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Stephanie Scott
Halifax
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Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
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22 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
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
7 days
11 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
15 days
16 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Peter Massaro
Truro
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
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Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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Stephanie Scott
Halifax
---
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Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
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14 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 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 2019
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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