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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 ?
292 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
293 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
85 days
84 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
79 days
238 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
274 days
117 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
43 days
357 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
130 days
328 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
287 days
180 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
412 days
129 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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307 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
62 days
39 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
93 days
27 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
78 days
60 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
82 days
77 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
68 days
95 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
114 days
103 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
26 days
228 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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129 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
January 1 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
81 days
88 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
98 days
113 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
131 days
178 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
239 days
125 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
199 days
169 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
42 days
331 days
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
297 days
90 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
111 days
287 days
John McPherson
Kentville
165 days
237 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
108 days
305 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
130 days
324 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
74 days
390 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
380 days
103 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
377 days
206 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
841 days
233 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
1195 days
357 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
224 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
230 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
---
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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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
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
35 days
33 days
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
33 days
57 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
48 days
58 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
59 days
61 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
57 days
64 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
78 days
47 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
123 days
33 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
127 days
36 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
147 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
86 days
86 days
John McPherson
Kentville
56 days
123 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
64 days
119 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
45 days
190 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
298 days
129 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
407 days
106 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
443 days
111 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
170 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
216 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
---
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 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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