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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 ?
102 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
155 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
52 days
204 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
102 days
170 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
61 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
74 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
110 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
55 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
44 days
25 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
16 days
58 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
45 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
34 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
55 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
17 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 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
46 days
61 days
David G Bell
Halifax
42 days
69 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
108 days
55 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
39 days
204 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
97 days
180 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
102 days
281 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
317 days
143 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
---
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
170 days
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
179 days
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
198 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
77 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
29 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
43 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
84 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
12 days
32 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
20 days
27 days
David G Bell
Halifax
26 days
24 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
28 days
42 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
39 days
39 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
16 days
92 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
39 days
79 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
---
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
34 days
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
36 days
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
63 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
31 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
17 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
23 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
42 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
29 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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