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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 ?
166 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
126 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
161 days
131 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
91 days
232 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
197 days
209 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
89 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
46 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
23 days
68 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
71 days
36 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
168 days
48 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
42 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
34 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Bell
Halifax
79 days
47 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
59 days
99 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
62 days
103 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
60 days
135 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
169 days
126 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
132 days
171 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
197 days
117 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
92 days
299 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
122 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
210 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
83 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
117 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
95 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
131 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
93 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
David G Bell
Halifax
20 days
20 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
30 days
21 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
16 days
47 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
19 days
45 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
44 days
49 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
29 days
75 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
36 days
83 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
112 days
40 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
40 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
72 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
43 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
45 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
22 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
48 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
28 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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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