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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 ?
187 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
270 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
72 days
76 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
107 days
110 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
67 days
172 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
139 days
270 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
406 days
251 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
495 days
387 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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92 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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100 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
28 days
39 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
29 days
57 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
62 days
44 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
40 days
72 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
88 days
86 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
101 days
149 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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22 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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75 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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: 
March 1 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
58 days
66 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
35 days
113 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
63 days
102 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
72 days
95 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
74 days
123 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
96 days
110 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
104 days
132 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
71 days
194 days
John McPherson
Kentville
67 days
242 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
133 days
178 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
129 days
199 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
36 days
328 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
243 days
187 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
105 days
373 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
504 days
86 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
324 days
274 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
529 days
222 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
498 days
413 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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327 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
198 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
309 days
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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Stanislaus Sequeira
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
30 days
18 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
24 days
28 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
28 days
49 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
42 days
39 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
43 days
40 days
John McPherson
Kentville
35 days
63 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
43 days
56 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
31 days
70 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
43 days
58 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
43 days
75 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
47 days
74 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
63 days
80 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
74 days
75 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
8 days
166 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
63 days
135 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
133 days
68 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
211 days
46 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
87 days
182 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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103 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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93 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
122 days
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
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Stanislaus Sequeira
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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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