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

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
147 days
181 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
108 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
204 days
180 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
141 days
238 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
352 days
287 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
178 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
112 days
254 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
514 days
207 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
307 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
46 days
68 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
82 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
114 days
83 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
77 days
60 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
106 days
28 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
102 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
49 days
109 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
18 days
107 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
147 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
42 days
398 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
841 days
233 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
239 days
125 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
165 days
341 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
70 days
78 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
100 days
287 days
John McPherson
Kentville
165 days
237 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
377 days
134 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
148 days
169 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
112 days
116 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
168 days
172 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
223 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
96 days
296 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
104 days
261 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
1195 days
195 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
357 days
103 days
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
297 days
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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
14 days
134 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
557 days
134 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
80 days
39 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
44 days
204 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
14 days
47 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
44 days
63 days
John McPherson
Kentville
56 days
129 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
303 days
118 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
81 days
82 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
48 days
63 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
55 days
60 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
178 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
47 days
134 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
75 days
52 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
421 days
73 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
118 days
41 days
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
33 days
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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 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
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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