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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 ?
226 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
173 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
69 days
103 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
224 days
117 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
102 days
100 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
108 days
95 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
204 days
254 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
284 days
127 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
413 days
181 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%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
40 days
50 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
178 days
23 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
26 days
31 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
35 days
25 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
38 days
81 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
60 days
71 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
54 days
73 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
64 days
444 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
77 days
146 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
1018 days
91 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
220 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
260 days
John McPherson
Kentville
186 days
148 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
145 days
153 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
425 days
180 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
402 days
481 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
115 days
203 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
153 days
117 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
548 days
742 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
179 days
102 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
57 days
339 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
211 days
93 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
56 days
82 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
184 days
118 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
124 days
41 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
97 days
176 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
457 days
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
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
40 days
244 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
55 days
32 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
170 days
32 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
94 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
182 days
John McPherson
Kentville
140 days
75 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
66 days
114 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
53 days
75 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
187 days
243 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
78 days
42 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
75 days
49 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
58 days
182 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
42 days
36 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
34 days
299 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
56 days
52 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
19 days
38 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
137 days
47 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
39 days
11 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
36 days
71 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
92 days
44 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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 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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