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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 ?
252 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
207 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
159 days
121 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
171 days
155 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
174 days
199 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
70 days
306 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
259 days
265 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
760 days
461 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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84 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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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
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
33 days
24 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
47 days
69 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
121 days
57 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
46 days
136 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
64 days
158 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
213 days
33 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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24 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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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: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
37 days
50 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
63 days
49 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
101 days
76 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
124 days
130 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
60 days
219 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
164 days
116 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
171 days
119 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
224 days
76 days
John McPherson
Kentville
149 days
161 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
104 days
245 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
174 days
176 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
252 days
153 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
328 days
91 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
96 days
335 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
64 days
452 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
368 days
420 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
760 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
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
319 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
126 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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153 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
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
30 days
15 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
29 days
44 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
38 days
35 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
50 days
28 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
33 days
74 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
76 days
43 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
74 days
47 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
62 days
71 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
81 days
65 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
98 days
52 days
John McPherson
Kentville
125 days
75 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
186 days
33 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
145 days
77 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
182 days
68 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
70 days
182 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
41 days
252 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
40 days
278 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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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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145 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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57 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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82 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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