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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 ?
60 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
158 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
57 days
87 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
56 days
132 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
161 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
138 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
56 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
22 days
38 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
41 days
47 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
33 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
25 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
35 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 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Bell
Halifax
47 days
33 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
47 days
87 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
102 days
44 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
46 days
135 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
88 days
304 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
97 days
344 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
132 days
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
196 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
87 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
78 days
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
97 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
98 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
92 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
85 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
158 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
79 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
19 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
10 days
35 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
30 days
19 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
16 days
44 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
44 days
74 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
20 days
117 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
36 days
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
69 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
33 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
46 days
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
33 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
23 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
42 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
30 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
28 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
49 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 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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