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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 ?
199 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
181 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
50 days
150 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
130 days
88 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
137 days
103 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
145 days
104 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
268 days
118 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
149 days
325 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
314 days
332 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
137 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
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
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
35 days
26 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
32 days
41 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
50 days
59 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
101 days
42 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
65 days
85 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
37 days
170 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
175 days
35 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
75 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
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 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
56 days
82 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
77 days
146 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
186 days
49 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
97 days
176 days
John McPherson
Kentville
149 days
127 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
175 days
107 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
153 days
140 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
145 days
153 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
176 days
132 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
211 days
106 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
125 days
203 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
130 days
220 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
57 days
339 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
64 days
444 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
425 days
181 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
524 days
169 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
402 days
481 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
1018 days
91 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
565 days
742 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
David T Tang
Halifax
---
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
260 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---

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
38 days
15 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
19 days
42 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
47 days
32 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
42 days
39 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
43 days
59 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
36 days
71 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
50 days
62 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
92 days
41 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
54 days
86 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
107 days
45 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
100 days
56 days
John McPherson
Kentville
77 days
85 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
66 days
114 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
126 days
55 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
60 days
165 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
40 days
244 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
34 days
293 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
240 days
243 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
474 days
32 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
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David T Tang
Halifax
---
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
182 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
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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 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 2019
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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