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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 ?
190 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
282 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
33 days
60 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
190 days
72 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
42 days
239 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
59 days
344 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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365 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
27 days
27 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
19 days
45 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
46 days
30 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
22 days
58 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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89 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 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
44 days
122 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
42 days
131 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
49 days
148 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
154 days
127 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
43 days
273 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
146 days
336 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
432 days
259 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
145 days
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Dave Padmore
Truro
---
83 days
David G Bell
Halifax
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
98 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
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John E Grantmyre
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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138 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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65 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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Ross Mason
Halifax
---
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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219 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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
20 days
27 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
22 days
39 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
34 days
64 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
76 days
33 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
42 days
70 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
10 days
112 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
79 days
114 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
48 days
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Dave Padmore
Truro
---
54 days
David G Bell
Halifax
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
35 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
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John E Grantmyre
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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57 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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24 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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Ross Mason
Halifax
---
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Trevor Butler
Kentville
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69 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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