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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 ?
247 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
395 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
112 days
140 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
247 days
244 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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491 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
84 days
115 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
173 days
98 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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387 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
156 days
35 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
53 days
154 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
84 days
158 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
123 days
130 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
204 days
90 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
150 days
150 days
John McPherson
Kentville
186 days
143 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
48 days
326 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
56 days
374 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
239 days
192 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
328 days
125 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
314 days
153 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
41 days
461 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
360 days
364 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
781 days
204 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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David T Tang
Halifax
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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190 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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164 days
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
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
28 days
14 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
34 days
24 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
38 days
30 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
29 days
50 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
32 days
85 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
72 days
66 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
79 days
75 days
John McPherson
Kentville
104 days
71 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
157 days
77 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
140 days
109 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
214 days
40 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
43 days
229 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
26 days
291 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
122 days
218 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
318 days
63 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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David T Tang
Halifax
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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107 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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107 days
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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
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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