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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 ?
37 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
10 days
26 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
35 days
16 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
26 days
25 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
21 days
49 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
91 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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New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
7 days
7 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
5 days
10 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
11 days
19 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
17 days
15 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
23 days
12 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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New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
22 days
19 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
20 days
48 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
46 days
33 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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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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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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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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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
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Ross Mason
Halifax
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---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Trevor J Topp
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
11 days
9 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
13 days
14 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
13 days
26 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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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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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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16 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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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
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Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Trevor J Topp
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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.

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