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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 ?
154 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
156 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
43 days
110 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
154 days
127 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
192 days
175 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
106 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
16 days
46 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
47 days
43 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
69 days
71 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
31 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 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
44 days
82 days
David G Bell
Halifax
84 days
45 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
55 days
80 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
60 days
110 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
109 days
71 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
135 days
127 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
109 days
156 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
90 days
386 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
74 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
147 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
197 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
22 days
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
51 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
348 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
118 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
13 days
20 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
17 days
36 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
15 days
47 days
David G Bell
Halifax
34 days
32 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
31 days
45 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
31 days
67 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
37 days
62 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
35 days
67 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
40 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
26 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
50 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
9 days
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
25 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
53 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
51 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 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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