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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 ?
42 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
16 days
55 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
51 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
59 days
23 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
34 days
29 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
17 days
46 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
10 days
17 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
12 days
22 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
9 days
16 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
8 days
9 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
8 days
18 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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
30 days
36 days
Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Halifax
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
46 days
33 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
23 days
42 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
18 days
9 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
15 days
20 days
Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Halifax
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Trevor J Topp
Halifax
14 days
19 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
9 days
19 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
7 days
9 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 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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