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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 ?
50 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
17 days
23 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
58 days
21 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
42 days
45 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
76 days
22 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
32 days
70 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
82 days
35 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's 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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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
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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
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
10 days
9 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
13 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
12 days
21 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
26 days
9 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
17 days
21 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
26 days
13 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's 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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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
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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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
14 days
19 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
50 days
9 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
19 days
59 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
36 days
45 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
38 days
78 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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James Ruddy
Kentville
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Robert D Hart
Halifax
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
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Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
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13 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
6 days
14 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
26 days
5 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
13 days
19 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
15 days
22 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
27 days
50 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
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James Ruddy
Kentville
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Robert D Hart
Halifax
---
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Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
---
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Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
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9 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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