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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 ?
77 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
157 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
40 days
142 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
81 days
165 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
92 days
168 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
35 days
43 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
35 days
44 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
25 days
64 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
David G Bell
Halifax
63 days
38 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
44 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
45 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
115 days
53 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
28 days
69 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
71 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
56 days
73 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
80 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
46 days
127 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
130 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
168 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
49 days
181 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
208 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
75 days
210 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
218 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Greg G Bailly
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
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
21 days
David G Bell
Halifax
40 days
24 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
26 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
31 days
28 days
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
30 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
32 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
16 days
35 days
Dave Padmore
Truro
12 days
36 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
37 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
19 days
40 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
---
40 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
52 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
19 days
57 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
64 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Halifax
42 days
93 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
---
---
Greg G Bailly
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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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