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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 ?
62 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
15 days
35 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
19 days
78 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
61 days
43 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
47 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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30 days
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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15 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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
4 days
8 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
14 days
8 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
9 days
17 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
9 days
22 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
12 days
27 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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27 days
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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8 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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
31 days
22 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
34 days
35 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
14 days
63 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
39 days
104 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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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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John Booth
Truro
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Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Peter Massaro
Truro
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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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43 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
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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
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
6 days
9 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
8 days
8 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
9 days
19 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
12 days
37 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
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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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John Booth
Truro
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Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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6 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
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25 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 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 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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