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 ?
136 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
115 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
37 days
96 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
83 days
113 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
89 days
166 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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66 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
14 days
31 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
32 days
41 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
50 days
57 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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32 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
19 days
21 days
Halifax
77 days
46 days
Truro
106 days
118 days
Sydney
168 days
135 days
Sydney
111 days
210 days
Halifax
120 days
205 days
Truro
91 days
289 days
Kentville
440 days
109 days
Halifax
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122 days
Halifax
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Kentville
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83 days
Halifax
62 days
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Kentville
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117 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Halifax
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98 days
Halifax
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134 days
Kentville
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94 days

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
8 days
7 days
Halifax
31 days
22 days
Kentville
23 days
37 days
Truro
17 days
46 days
Truro
30 days
45 days
Sydney
37 days
41 days
Sydney
32 days
65 days
Halifax
48 days
50 days
Halifax
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70 days
Halifax
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Kentville
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40 days
Halifax
46 days
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Kentville
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40 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Halifax
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24 days
Halifax
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64 days
Kentville
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32 days

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