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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 ?
91 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
197 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
22 days
100 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
121 days
197 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
111 days
322 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
126 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
28 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
15 days
45 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
19 days
50 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
46 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Bell
Halifax
52 days
37 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
43 days
83 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
32 days
100 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
109 days
53 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
46 days
133 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
122 days
67 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
74 days
210 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
90 days
325 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
218 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
94 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
115 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
197 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
85 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
71 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
199 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
17 days
33 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
23 days
38 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
31 days
32 days
David G Bell
Halifax
44 days
20 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
18 days
46 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
19 days
55 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
33 days
65 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
34 days
86 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
34 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
35 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
35 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
37 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
27 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
28 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
55 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
108 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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