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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 ?
55 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
50 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
17 days
34 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
50 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
78 days
23 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
35 days
69 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
104 days
43 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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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
6 days
9 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
18 days
10 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
11 days
21 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
10 days
25 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
42 days
15 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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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
34 days
36 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
46 days
33 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
55 days
42 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
56 days
43 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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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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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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37 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
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James R Bentley
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
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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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Ross Mason
Halifax
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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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
9 days
12 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
13 days
14 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
15 days
19 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
30 days
18 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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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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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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33 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
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James R Bentley
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
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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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Ross Mason
Halifax
---
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 2020
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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