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? 13days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 22days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 12
days
7
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 21
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- 22
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 14
days
30
days

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- 27
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 27
days
29
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 41
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 41
days
79
days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gregory Knapp Halifax --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- ---
Ashley Drohan Halifax --- ---
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- ---
Stephanie Scott Halifax --- ---
Ross Mason Halifax --- ---
Katharina E Kieser Halifax --- ---
Jonathan R Trites Halifax --- ---
Heather Poushay Sydney --- ---
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- ---
Eileen Roach Sydney --- ---
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- ---
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 8
days
14
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax 19
days
41
days

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gregory Knapp Halifax --- ---
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- ---
Ashley Drohan Halifax --- ---
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- ---
Stephanie Scott Halifax --- ---
Ross Mason Halifax --- ---
Katharina E Kieser Halifax --- ---
Jonathan R Trites Halifax --- ---
Heather Poushay Sydney --- ---
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- ---
Eileen Roach Sydney --- ---
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- ---
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 19
days
57
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax 41
days
64
days

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.