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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 ?
136 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
115 days
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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
---
66 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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
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
---
32 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Morgan MacDonald
Truro
19 days
21 days
David G Bell
Halifax
77 days
46 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
106 days
118 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
168 days
135 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
111 days
210 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
120 days
205 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
91 days
289 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
440 days
109 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
122 days
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
83 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
62 days
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
117 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
98 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
134 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Morgan MacDonald
Truro
8 days
7 days
David G Bell
Halifax
31 days
22 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
23 days
37 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
17 days
46 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
30 days
45 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
37 days
41 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
32 days
65 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
48 days
50 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
70 days
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
40 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
46 days
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
40 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
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Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
24 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
64 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 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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