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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 ?
75 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
46 days
78 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
34 days
94 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
78 days
179 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
100 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
10 days
30 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
15 days
55 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
44 days
37 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
28 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Bell
Halifax
63 days
41 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
40 days
67 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
41 days
69 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
46 days
76 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
96 days
99 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
115 days
103 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
49 days
181 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
75 days
213 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
193 days
162 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
52 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
111 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
115 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
61 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
183 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
7 days
33 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
13 days
32 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
22 days
25 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
14 days
43 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
16 days
42 days
David G Bell
Halifax
52 days
26 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
28 days
60 days
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
82 days
24 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
76 days
49 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
41 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
34 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
33 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
30 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
28 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
38 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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 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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