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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 ?
209 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
136 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
52 days
103 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
108 days
57 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
39 days
136 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
278 days
152 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
190 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
19 days
23 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
32 days
29 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
19 days
42 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
52 days
44 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
32 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 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
56 days
73 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
113 days
47 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
91 days
161 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
194 days
83 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
39 days
273 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
146 days
344 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
432 days
259 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
96 days
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
---
30 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
52 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
177 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
16 days
23 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
14 days
28 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
33 days
63 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
34 days
64 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
48 days
51 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
55 days
71 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
20 days
120 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
David G Bell
Halifax
---
45 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
22 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
42 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
41 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
38 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
20 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
23 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
43 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
32 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 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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