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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 ?
71 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
91 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
20 days
73 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
69 days
121 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
133 days
62 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
100 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
6 days
20 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
13 days
30 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
43 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
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: 
May 1 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Peter Massaro
Truro
26 days
51 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
30 days
54 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
28 days
80 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
41 days
76 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
112 days
35 days
David G Bell
Halifax
84 days
68 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
106 days
56 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
85 days
86 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
85 days
175 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
201 days
154 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
88 days
311 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
224 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
76 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
149 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
Peter Massaro
Truro
11 days
23 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
20 days
22 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
15 days
28 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
14 days
41 days
David G Bell
Halifax
37 days
30 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
21 days
48 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
44 days
25 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
13 days
58 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
36 days
50 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
32 days
72 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
48 days
65 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
52 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
31 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
30 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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