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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 ?
109 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
145 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
12 days
145 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
109 days
129 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
125 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
90 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
7 days
54 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
58 days
41 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
90 days
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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
58 days
82 days
David G Bell
Halifax
83 days
68 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
55 days
104 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
77 days
117 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
109 days
111 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
108 days
127 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
111 days
168 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
80 days
212 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
103 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
138 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
22 days
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
60 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
161 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
---

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
20 days
20 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
15 days
50 days
David G Bell
Halifax
34 days
32 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
16 days
54 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
30 days
49 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
35 days
57 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
41 days
78 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
44 days
83 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
26 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
49 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
9 days
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
28 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
66 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
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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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
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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