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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 ?
274 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
186 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
384 days
307 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
281 days
175 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
275 days
152 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
32 days
181 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
271 days
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
464 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
106 days
90 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
268 days
118 days
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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
22 days
96 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
55 days
119 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
126 days
55 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
21 days
58 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
32 days
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
102 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
34 days
50 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
72 days
45 days
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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
35 days
620 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
402 days
213 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
186 days
100 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
277 days
138 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
265 days
338 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
43 days
209 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
117 days
186 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
439 days
355 days
John McPherson
Kentville
119 days
140 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
143 days
266 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
168 days
54 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
91 days
164 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
173 days
102 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
234 days
171 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
119 days
134 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
---
Allison Tucker
Windsor
100 days
257 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
9 days
271 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
116 days
51 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
95 days
53 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
George R Davis
Dartmouth
117 days
42 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
38 days
44 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
33 days
105 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
44 days
71 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
77 days
84 days
John McPherson
Kentville
47 days
86 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
105 days
81 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
34 days
31 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
23 days
97 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
53 days
53 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
42 days
59 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
103 days
93 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
---
Allison Tucker
Windsor
33 days
74 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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