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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 ?
84 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
128 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
55 days
75 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
84 days
110 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
101 days
134 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
48 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
224 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
2 days
36 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
13 days
41 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
45 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
27 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Peter Massaro
Truro
31 days
68 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
40 days
70 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
41 days
78 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
128 days
66 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
92 days
103 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
111 days
86 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
71 days
213 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
128 days
224 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
41 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
123 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
100 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
111 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
101 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
61 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
146 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
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
14 days
23 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
9 days
31 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
13 days
28 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
13 days
39 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
24 days
59 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
29 days
58 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
47 days
48 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
82 days
30 days
David G Bell
Halifax
---
36 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
45 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
56 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
34 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
38 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
30 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
28 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
38 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 2017 - April 30 2018
Next Update: 
June 2018
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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