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.
Wait times
50%
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital | --- | --- |
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) | --- | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
34 days
|
41 days
|
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
74 days
|
55 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
13 days
|
90 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital | --- |
122 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
230 days
|
128 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
74 days
|
149 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
50 days
|
185 days
|
90%
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital | --- | --- |
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) | --- | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| Windsor | Hants Community Hospital |
252 days
|
118 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
151 days
|
140 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital | --- |
192 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
329 days
|
278 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
48 days
|
293 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
306 days
|
294 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
108 days
|
364 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Todd Boudreau | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Lisa Marie Dickson | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Tahmir H. El-Tahan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Horacio Yepes | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Stanislaus Sequeira | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad | New Glasgow |
40 days
|
31 days
|
| Andrew Hayward | New Glasgow |
127 days
|
38 days
|
| George R Davis | Dartmouth |
129 days
|
40 days
|
| Abdulrazzak O Atiyah | Glace Bay |
77 days
|
47 days
|
| Corne Nel | Antigonish |
27 days
|
53 days
|
| Kaitlin Boehm | Bridgewater |
44 days
|
61 days
|
| Faith Dodd | Sydney |
73 days
|
65 days
|
| Allison Tucker | Windsor |
39 days
|
66 days
|
| Jacob D Alant | Halifax | --- |
91 days
|
| Daniel McNeil | New Glasgow |
63 days
|
102 days
|
| John McPherson | Bridgewater |
77 days
|
106 days
|
| Eric Howatt | Kentville |
99 days
|
113 days
|
| Michael Brennan | Antigonish | --- |
118 days
|
| Nadia L Murphy | Kentville | --- |
134 days
|
| Edward Hewins | Kentville |
71 days
|
160 days
|
| William K Beveridge | Kentville |
49 days
|
184 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
12 days
|
211 days
|
| David Hayden | Bridgewater | --- |
217 days
|
| Gregory Clarke | Kentville | --- |
223 days
|
90%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahmir H. El-Tahan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Horacio Yepes | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Stanislaus Sequeira | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Dennis Todd Boudreau | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| Lisa Marie Dickson | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Corne Nel | Antigonish |
48 days
|
69 days
|
| Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad | New Glasgow |
113 days
|
88 days
|
| George R Davis | Dartmouth |
412 days
|
138 days
|
| Andrew Hayward | New Glasgow |
151 days
|
149 days
|
| Kaitlin Boehm | Bridgewater |
185 days
|
159 days
|
| Faith Dodd | Sydney |
131 days
|
161 days
|
| Daniel McNeil | New Glasgow |
189 days
|
169 days
|
| Nadia L Murphy | Kentville | --- |
206 days
|
| Jacob D Alant | Halifax | --- |
233 days
|
| John McPherson | Bridgewater |
231 days
|
239 days
|
| William K Beveridge | Kentville |
98 days
|
260 days
|
| Allison Tucker | Windsor |
78 days
|
287 days
|
| Edward Hewins | Kentville |
121 days
|
307 days
|
| Abdulrazzak O Atiyah | Glace Bay |
108 days
|
316 days
|
| Eric Howatt | Kentville |
158 days
|
324 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
41 days
|
331 days
|
| Michael Brennan | Antigonish | --- |
357 days
|
| Gregory Clarke | Kentville | --- |
361 days
|
| David Hayden | Bridgewater | --- |
621 days
|
Wait Times Trends
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