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Hand / Upper Extremity

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery on the hand, wrist, arm, etc.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
508 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
495 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
334 days
132 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
686 days
297 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
508 days
548 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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201 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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348 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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 Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
52 days
43 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
99 days
173 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
190 days
199 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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120 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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216 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
108 days
71 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
560 days
491 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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David T Tang
Halifax
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111 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
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664 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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348 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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478 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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328 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
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
48 days
45 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
105 days
169 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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David T Tang
Halifax
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38 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
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521 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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218 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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352 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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199 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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