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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 ?
82 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
128 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
35 days
232 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
132 days
131 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
55 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
126 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
83 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
21 days
63 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
49 days
36 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
46 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
46 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
35 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 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
59 days
122 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
60 days
109 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
62 days
103 days
David G Bell
Halifax
77 days
47 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
91 days
299 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
120 days
205 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
169 days
126 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
197 days
117 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
83 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
210 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
93 days
Morgan MacDonald
Halifax
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
95 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
131 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
110 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
122 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
12 days
49 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
18 days
40 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
29 days
75 days
Anjali Lobo
Sydney
30 days
21 days
David G Bell
Halifax
31 days
20 days
Jesse Ory
Halifax
36 days
83 days
Andrea Lantz
Halifax
43 days
51 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
74 days
40 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
43 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
65 days
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Peter Moore
Dartmouth
---
---
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
29 days
Morgan MacDonald
Halifax
---
---
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
22 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
47 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
39 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
---
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
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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