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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%

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
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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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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
15 days
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
47 days
63 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
61 days
43 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
15 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
19 days
78 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
39 days
104 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
---
27 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
9 days
17 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
9 days
22 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
14 days
8 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
8 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
12 days
27 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
4 days
8 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
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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---
Ross Mason
Halifax
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---
James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
---
55 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
31 days
22 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
34 days
35 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
43 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
14 days
63 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
39 days
104 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---

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
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
James R Bentley
Halifax
---
---
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
---
25 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
8 days
8 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
9 days
19 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Katharina E Kieser
Halifax
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
6 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
12 days
37 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Peter Massaro
Truro
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
6 days
9 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---

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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