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 50% of people served within? 10days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 23days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 6
days
20
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 13
days
14
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 6
days
11
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 16
days
36
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 16
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 15
days
20
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- 41
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 36
days
23
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 21
days
106
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 10
days
18
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 32
days
67
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 44
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 34
days
62
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- 45
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 8
days
20
days
John Booth Truro --- ---
Alicia Lamey Sydney --- ---
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- ---
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow --- 14
days
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax 21
days
24
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 18
days
12
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax --- ---
Geoffrey A Porter Halifax --- ---
Ashley Drohan Halifax --- 15
days
Matthew Hall Rigby Halifax --- ---
Christopher Blackmore Halifax --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- ---
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater --- ---

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 36
days
23
days
John Booth Truro --- ---
Alicia Lamey Sydney --- ---
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- ---
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow --- 18
days
F Donald Clark Kentville --- ---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax 34
days
62
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 51
days
23
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax --- ---
Geoffrey A Porter Halifax --- ---
Ashley Drohan Halifax --- 16
days
Matthew Hall Rigby Halifax --- ---
Christopher Blackmore Halifax --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- ---
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater --- ---

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.