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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 ?
45 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
63 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
30 days
36 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
63 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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22 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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109 days
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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
15 days
23 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
19 days
14 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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8 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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19 days
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 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
21 days
79 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
23 days
35 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
28 days
26 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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John Booth
Truro
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Gregory Knapp
Halifax
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Rachelle Findley
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Lana Saciragic
Halifax
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
12 days
15 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
15 days
41 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
19 days
15 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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John Booth
Truro
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Gregory Knapp
Halifax
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Rachelle Findley
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Lana Saciragic
Halifax
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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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 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
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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