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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 ?
388 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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
203 days
168 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
485 days
301 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
491 days
476 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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335 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
417 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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26 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
48 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
58 days
96 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
91 days
82 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
128 days
132 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
189 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
332 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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20 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
23 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David Hayden
Bridgewater
91 days
148 days
David T Tang
Halifax
241 days
34 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
133 days
551 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
577 days
240 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
515 days
476 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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417 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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179 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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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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335 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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373 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
David T Tang
Halifax
101 days
21 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
57 days
98 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
94 days
289 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
214 days
229 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
378 days
190 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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260 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
91 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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240 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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170 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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 2020
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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