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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 ?
121 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
39 days
110 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
45 days
126 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
105 days
73 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
117 days
91 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
38 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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
13 days
34 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
15 days
32 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
38 days
23 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
55 days
36 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
29 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
42 days
56 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
108 days
48 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
45 days
122 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
91 days
133 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
43 days
273 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
124 days
336 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
432 days
316 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
32 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
182 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
125 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
190 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
32 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
176 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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
14 days
27 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
16 days
26 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
71 days
24 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
35 days
64 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
11 days
110 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
32 days
91 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
58 days
91 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
22 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
41 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
44 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
110 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
20 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
42 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
29 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 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 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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