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Kidney Stone Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery is to treat a kidney stone, which is a solid mass that forms in the kidney or ureter. Kidney stones are formed from certain mineral substances in urine that create small crystals that turn into stones.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
62 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
79 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
39 days
67 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
61 days
77 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
67 days
181 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
37 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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 Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
13 days
36 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
29 days
38 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
35 days
39 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
13 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
32 days
48 days
David G Bell
Halifax
84 days
40 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
60 days
82 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
35 days
133 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
122 days
77 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
92 days
171 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
113 days
179 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
90 days
420 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
64 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
94 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
135 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
86 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
68 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
249 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
134 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
13 days
19 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
15 days
45 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
17 days
44 days
David G Bell
Halifax
39 days
26 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
35 days
38 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
27 days
46 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
35 days
55 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
34 days
77 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
23 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
44 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
23 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
40 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
25 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
53 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
72 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 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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