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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 ?
85 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
136 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
112 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
147 days
299 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
94 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
118 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
25 days
35 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
20 days
72 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
29 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
29 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Bell
Halifax
33 days
68 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
49 days
71 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
102 days
44 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
85 days
64 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
63 days
237 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
278 days
66 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
102 days
267 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
83 days
299 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
170 days
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
136 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
77 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
98 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
70 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
82 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
79 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
David G Bell
Halifax
21 days
19 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
19 days
33 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
11 days
42 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
18 days
45 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
48 days
21 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
42 days
32 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
13 days
102 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
45 days
82 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
42 days
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Keefe
Halifax
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
69 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
32 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
21 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
24 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
39 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
40 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 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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