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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 ?
329 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
341 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
106 days
183 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
281 days
163 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
319 days
322 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
334 days
369 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
315 days
484 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
132 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
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
63 days
121 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
91 days
98 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
102 days
105 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
67 days
180 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
113 days
160 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
41 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
133 days
163 days
David T Tang
Halifax
323 days
47 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
118 days
528 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
365 days
350 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
278 days
484 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
147 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
49 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
180 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
141 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
132 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
171 days
23 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
114 days
83 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
113 days
172 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
59 days
254 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
53 days
306 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
123 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
30 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
87 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
106 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
41 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
170 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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