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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 ?
346 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
416 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
97 days
146 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
266 days
165 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
126 days
384 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
452 days
301 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
378 days
476 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
107 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
484 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
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
46 days
81 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
44 days
84 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
50 days
88 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
100 days
140 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
106 days
189 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
63 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
188 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David T Tang
Halifax
113 days
92 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
222 days
125 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
507 days
190 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
126 days
573 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
375 days
513 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
484 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
122 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
335 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
107 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
527 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
76 days
22 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
113 days
90 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
64 days
257 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
45 days
358 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
353 days
96 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
303 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
88 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
248 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
63 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
240 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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Next Update: 
November 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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