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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 ?
507 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
384 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
83 days
132 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
203 days
201 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
264 days
173 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
508 days
420 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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387 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
37 days
34 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
95 days
43 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
118 days
165 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
145 days
177 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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267 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
83 days
47 days
David T Tang
Halifax
483 days
111 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
547 days
330 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
140 days
827 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
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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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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384 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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292 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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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
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
48 days
19 days
David T Tang
Halifax
177 days
29 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
242 days
177 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
97 days
411 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
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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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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342 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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191 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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