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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 ?
197 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
273 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
70 days
164 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
63 days
187 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
470 days
61 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
186 days
356 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
388 days
171 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
407 days
171 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
433 days
193 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
152 days
622 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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266 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
29 days
55 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
52 days
56 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
46 days
69 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
38 days
78 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
71 days
50 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
49 days
85 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
124 days
30 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
50 days
119 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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103 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
141 days
78 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
125 days
98 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
141 days
133 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
116 days
227 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
98 days
316 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
266 days
182 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
258 days
192 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
52 days
399 days
John McPherson
Kentville
280 days
253 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
427 days
112 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
204 days
374 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
57 days
650 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
245 days
554 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
627 days
279 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
83 days
---
David T Tang
Halifax
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
222 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
---
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
---
49 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
223 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
98 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
25 days
19 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
24 days
46 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
44 days
72 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
49 days
84 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
90 days
51 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
50 days
92 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
68 days
88 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
29 days
156 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
70 days
132 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
57 days
150 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
197 days
27 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
41 days
217 days
John McPherson
Kentville
215 days
135 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
344 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
57 days
---
David T Tang
Halifax
---
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
148 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
---
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
---
27 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
39 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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65 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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