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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
59 days
23 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
34 days
29 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
17 days
46 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
51 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
16 days
55 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
8 days
9 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
9 days
16 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
10 days
17 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
8 days
18 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
12 days
22 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

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