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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 ?
104 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
145 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
68 days
102 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
109 days
105 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
80 days
156 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
94 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
21 days
37 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
37 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
28 days
67 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
14 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: 
August 1 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
62 days
48 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
45 days
80 days
David G Bell
Halifax
84 days
45 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
91 days
82 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
83 days
100 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
113 days
87 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
116 days
387 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
94 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
135 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
197 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
60 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
42 days
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
42 days
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
42 days
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
42 days
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
42 days
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
285 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
13 days
19 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
16 days
36 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
17 days
44 days
David G Bell
Halifax
35 days
35 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
28 days
43 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
31 days
59 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
35 days
66 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
54 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
26 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
50 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
24 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
31 days
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
31 days
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
31 days
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
31 days
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
31 days
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
47 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 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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