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

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
30 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
36 days
22 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
47 days
49 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
87 days
43 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
15 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
19 days
78 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
39 days
7 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
8 days
27 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
9 days
9 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
12 days
22 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
17 days
6 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
8 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
12 days
19 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
2 days
5 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
---
22 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
18 days
20 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
36 days
35 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
87 days
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
14 days
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
39 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
---
14 days
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
7 days
9 days
James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
15 days
17 days
Ricardo Rendon
Halifax
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
40 days
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
12 days
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
5 days
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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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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