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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 ?
98 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
149 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
83 days
82 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
63 days
138 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
122 days
249 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
64 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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
14 days
39 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
17 days
56 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
42 days
61 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
33 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Bell
Halifax
52 days
37 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
32 days
100 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
58 days
75 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
109 days
53 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
122 days
46 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
46 days
133 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
74 days
210 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
218 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
81 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
106 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
196 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
134 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
16 days
33 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
33 days
20 days
David G Bell
Halifax
44 days
21 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
34 days
33 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
17 days
52 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
24 days
46 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
37 days
86 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
52 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
33 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
35 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
34 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
32 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
28 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
55 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
44 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: 
March 1 2018 - February 28 2019
Next Update: 
April 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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