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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 ?
219 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
253 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
60 days
163 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
173 days
113 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
95 days
216 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
142 days
257 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
374 days
90 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
139 days
519 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
297 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
253 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
119 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
146 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
21 days
57 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
26 days
60 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
42 days
74 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
32 days
99 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
150 days
13 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
24 days
164 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
147 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
117 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
73 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
53 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
81 days
164 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
124 days
133 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
162 days
102 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
186 days
100 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
71 days
273 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
189 days
163 days
John McPherson
Kentville
205 days
210 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
63 days
357 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
95 days
346 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
222 days
223 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
95 days
356 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
431 days
90 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
49 days
622 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
273 days
405 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
185 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
41 days
---
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
42 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
137 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
43 days
37 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
35 days
50 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
39 days
68 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
58 days
53 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
50 days
62 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
41 days
83 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
29 days
110 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
29 days
113 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
54 days
92 days
John McPherson
Kentville
49 days
97 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
80 days
69 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
144 days
20 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
124 days
44 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
13 days
297 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
108 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
33 days
---
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
---
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
39 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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68 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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