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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 ?
307 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
231 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
35 days
207 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
94 days
189 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
207 days
90 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
229 days
181 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
352 days
101 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
128 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
217 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
295 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
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
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
49 days
28 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
9 days
120 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
76 days
60 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
55 days
85 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
170 days
48 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
41 days
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
112 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
246 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
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: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
70 days
85 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
125 days
116 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
100 days
163 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
108 days
200 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
148 days
181 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
168 days
172 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
137 days
218 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
239 days
125 days
John McPherson
Kentville
154 days
237 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
35 days
398 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
357 days
96 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
483 days
390 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
841 days
233 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
1195 days
195 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
223 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
297 days
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
377 days
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
---

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
23 days
53 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
42 days
58 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
54 days
50 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
41 days
63 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
48 days
60 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
80 days
47 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
10 days
134 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
125 days
40 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
85 days
83 days
John McPherson
Kentville
45 days
131 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
67 days
120 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
68 days
205 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
411 days
79 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
557 days
180 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
148 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
23 days
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
78 days
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 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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