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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 ?
78 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
119 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
38 days
102 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
78 days
119 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
64 days
145 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
15 days
36 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
40 days
36 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
30 days
69 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
27 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 - November 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Bell
Halifax
84 days
45 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
56 days
80 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
104 days
48 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
91 days
82 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
83 days
100 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
113 days
119 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
116 days
420 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
94 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
147 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
197 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
51 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
44 days
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
249 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
10 days
20 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
15 days
36 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
17 days
42 days
David G Bell
Halifax
35 days
32 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
33 days
44 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
31 days
66 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
36 days
72 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
47 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
31 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
51 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
24 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
31 days
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
44 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: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Next Update: 
January 2020
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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