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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 ?
76 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
157 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
28 days
142 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
58 days
210 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
133 days
192 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
77 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
80 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
31 days
37 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
19 days
64 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
44 days
50 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
68 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
50 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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 - October 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dave Padmore
Truro
28 days
69 days
David G Bell
Halifax
63 days
38 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
47 days
73 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
43 days
120 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
115 days
70 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
75 days
142 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
49 days
181 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
218 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
45 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
80 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
208 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
130 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
---
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
---
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
71 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
168 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
8 days
33 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
12 days
36 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
25 days
30 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
19 days
39 days
David G Bell
Halifax
40 days
24 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
18 days
57 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
40 days
62 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
56 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
32 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
29 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
36 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
34 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
---
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
---
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
30 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
51 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
40 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: 
November 1 2017 - October 31 2018
Next Update: 
December 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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