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 ?
231 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
251 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
147 days
181 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
112 days
254 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
141 days
238 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
204 days
180 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
352 days
287 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
514 days
207 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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178 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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307 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
108 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
46 days
68 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
18 days
107 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
106 days
28 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
77 days
60 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
49 days
109 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
114 days
83 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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102 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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147 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
82 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Glace Bay
104 days
261 days
Windsor
100 days
287 days
New Glasgow
239 days
125 days
New Glasgow
70 days
78 days
New Glasgow
148 days
169 days
Bridgewater
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New Glasgow
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Kentville
165 days
341 days
Kentville
96 days
296 days
Sydney
168 days
172 days
Dartmouth
357 days
103 days
Kentville
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223 days
Halifax
841 days
233 days
Halifax
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Kentville
165 days
237 days
Bridgewater
297 days
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Bridgewater
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Antigonish
42 days
398 days
Antigonish
1195 days
195 days
Kentville
377 days
134 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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Kentville
112 days
116 days

50%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Glace Bay
75 days
52 days
Windsor
44 days
63 days
New Glasgow
80 days
39 days
New Glasgow
14 days
47 days
New Glasgow
81 days
82 days
Bridgewater
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New Glasgow
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Kentville
44 days
204 days
Kentville
47 days
134 days
Sydney
55 days
60 days
Dartmouth
118 days
41 days
Kentville
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178 days
Halifax
557 days
134 days
Halifax
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Kentville
56 days
129 days
Bridgewater
33 days
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Bridgewater
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Antigonish
14 days
134 days
Antigonish
421 days
73 days
Kentville
303 days
118 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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Kentville
48 days
63 days

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