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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 ?
53 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
48 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
58 days
19 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
47 days
35 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
47 days
43 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
67 days
26 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
46 days
56 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
57 days
55 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 East Hants Health Centre
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26 days
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
9 days
9 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
8 days
13 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
17 days
9 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
10 days
17 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
11 days
17 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
15 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 East Hants Health Centre
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22 days
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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
29 days
36 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
51 days
28 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
67 days
22 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
27 days
64 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
39 days
127 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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55 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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James R Bentley
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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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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21 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
---
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
---
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Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
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68 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
13 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
17 days
8 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
13 days
14 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
8 days
22 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
18 days
29 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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40 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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James R Bentley
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
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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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15 days
Stephanie Scott
Halifax
---
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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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Next Update: 
May 2018
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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