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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 ?
365 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
370 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
251 days
179 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
113 days
318 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
281 days
251 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
365 days
272 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
378 days
401 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
124 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
146 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---

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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
38 days
87 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
55 days
84 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
66 days
116 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
117 days
89 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
102 days
126 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
42 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
84 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---

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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
130 days
240 days
David T Tang
Halifax
284 days
104 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
503 days
106 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
118 days
528 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
365 days
416 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
303 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
189 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
124 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
408 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
David T Tang
Halifax
111 days
23 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
94 days
104 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
104 days
126 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
53 days
273 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
353 days
79 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
131 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
145 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
41 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
247 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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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