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Carpal Tunnel Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Carpal tunnel release is surgery to treat carpal tunnel syndrome. In this procedure a ligament in the hand is cut to allow more space for the nerve and tendons.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
218 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
191 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
75 days
167 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
120 days
125 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
124 days
130 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
218 days
117 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
70 days
319 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
204 days
246 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
540 days
230 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
150 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
125 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
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
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
42 days
24 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
46 days
47 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
68 days
52 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
34 days
100 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
79 days
76 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
195 days
54 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
206 days
85 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
57 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
78 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
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: 
July 1 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
56 days
82 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
120 days
41 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
101 days
111 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
61 days
153 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
77 days
150 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
115 days
117 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
153 days
117 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
97 days
177 days
John McPherson
Kentville
186 days
148 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
218 days
118 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
224 days
116 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
124 days
220 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
57 days
339 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
64 days
444 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
388 days
181 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
457 days
153 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
1018 days
113 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
458 days
742 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
David T Tang
Halifax
---
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
182 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
481 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
39 days
11 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
19 days
35 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
43 days
36 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
55 days
36 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
21 days
82 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
56 days
49 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
75 days
37 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
41 days
71 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
40 days
75 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
75 days
49 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
116 days
49 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
76 days
96 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
142 days
40 days
John McPherson
Kentville
110 days
75 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
168 days
56 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
70 days
188 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
42 days
251 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
33 days
299 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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David T Tang
Halifax
---
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
95 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
221 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
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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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Next Update: 
November 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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