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

90%

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

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

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

90%

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

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.