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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 ?
315 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
321 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
129 days
158 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
318 days
219 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
251 days
343 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
315 days
296 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
393 days
322 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
62 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
134 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
63 days
82 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
70 days
89 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
55 days
105 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
49 days
217 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
97 days
300 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
47 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
71 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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 2017 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David T Tang
Halifax
236 days
40 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
115 days
307 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
119 days
347 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
319 days
358 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
418 days
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
121 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
70 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
138 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
209 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
225 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
62 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
292 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
99 days
24 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
60 days
176 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
70 days
187 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
49 days
260 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
64 days
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
90 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
49 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
88 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
131 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
124 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
47 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
150 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 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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