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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 ?
98 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
134 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
32 days
46 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
45 days
86 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
83 days
133 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
65 days
154 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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 Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
26 days
33 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
24 days
37 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
25 days
41 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
38 days
67 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
David G Bell
Halifax
52 days
39 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
92 days
53 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
71 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
56 days
75 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
80 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
81 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
99 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
49 days
129 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
134 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
32 days
181 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
183 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
196 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
75 days
210 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
218 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
79 days
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---

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 Timesort descending
David G Bell
Halifax
44 days
24 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
26 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
32 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
11 days
33 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
23 days
33 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
35 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
35 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
38 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
23 days
40 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
44 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
48 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
19 days
52 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
59 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
39 days
99 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
---
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
33 days
---
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
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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 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 2019
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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