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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 ?
93 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
127 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
40 days
121 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
49 days
134 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
104 days
92 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
119 days
143 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
20 days
32 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
10 days
57 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
46 days
38 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
70 days
34 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
57 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
42 days
52 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
108 days
55 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
179 days
62 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
39 days
239 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
104 days
182 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
97 days
344 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
317 days
254 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
169 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
77 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
32 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
198 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
152 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
31 days
Kate Anderson
Kentville
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
48 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
112 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
38 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
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
14 days
29 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
20 days
26 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
33 days
48 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
40 days
54 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
35 days
65 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
49 days
53 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
18 days
92 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
42 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
45 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
28 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
44 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
34 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
17 days
Kate Anderson
Kentville
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
24 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
40 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
17 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 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
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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