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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 ?
344 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
234 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
74 days
119 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
46 days
167 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
141 days
127 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
362 days
72 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
413 days
68 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
367 days
169 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
222 days
410 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
61 days
602 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
36 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
228 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
30 days
76 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
80 days
27 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
40 days
83 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
59 days
84 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
76 days
68 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
59 days
97 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
151 days
19 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
34 days
165 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
31 days
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 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
162 days
64 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
137 days
182 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
116 days
227 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
98 days
261 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
258 days
192 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
133 days
399 days
John McPherson
Kentville
282 days
253 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
408 days
153 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
57 days
601 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
204 days
491 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
245 days
554 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
721 days
279 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
141 days
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
---
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
---
130 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
279 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
16 days
20 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
37 days
49 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
48 days
77 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
90 days
51 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
77 days
98 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
60 days
150 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
100 days
127 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
29 days
204 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
227 days
27 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
58 days
206 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
41 days
228 days
John McPherson
Kentville
250 days
157 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
29 days
402 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
21 days
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
---
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
---
28 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
134 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 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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