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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 ?
39 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
59 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
18 days
23 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
16 days
55 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
34 days
63 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
63 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
39 days
104 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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26 days
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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
8 days
11 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
8 days
14 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
9 days
17 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
13 days
14 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
16 days
26 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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12 days
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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
23 days
43 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
46 days
28 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
30 days
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
104 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
63 days
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 R Bentley
Halifax
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Ross Mason
Halifax
---
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
---
55 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
18 days
8 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
9 days
19 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
23 days
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
37 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
49 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Martin Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
---
28 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 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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