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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 ?
157 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
195 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
129 days
129 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
56 days
137 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
175 days
93 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
86 days
259 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
80 days
84 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
236 days
298 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
117 days
169 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
60 days
420 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
82 days
42 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
55 days
23 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
132 days
35 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
36 days
63 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
36 days
26 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
65 days
84 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
39 days
85 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
33 days
188 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 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 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
137 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
147 days
219 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
1018 days
73 days
John McPherson
Kentville
140 days
127 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
373 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
113 days
129 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
388 days
207 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
402 days
481 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
125 days
117 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
153 days
192 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
565 days
742 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
175 days
107 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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---
William K Beveridge
Kentville
96 days
387 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
211 days
106 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
35 days
82 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
67 days
220 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
170 days
125 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
186 days
51 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
97 days
178 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
531 days
169 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
247 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
45 days
39 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
29 days
82 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
187 days
33 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
43 days
80 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
229 days
John McPherson
Kentville
53 days
85 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
61 days
66 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
45 days
92 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
240 days
232 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
102 days
47 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
107 days
56 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
54 days
176 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
42 days
39 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
34 days
293 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
56 days
69 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
17 days
42 days
David T Tang
Halifax
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---
George R Davis
Dartmouth
110 days
61 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
39 days
14 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
36 days
71 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
101 days
41 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 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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