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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 ?
486 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
532 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
352 days
495 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
544 days
333 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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564 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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818 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
293 days
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
179 days
132 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
155 days
197 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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203 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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433 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
49 days
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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: 
March 1 2022 - February 28 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Steven F Morris
Halifax
295 days
299 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
544 days
333 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
308 days
644 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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818 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
61 days
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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235 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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337 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
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Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
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Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
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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
Steven F Morris
Halifax
262 days
96 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
203 days
246 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
342 days
275 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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502 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
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J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
50 days
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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58 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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221 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
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Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
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Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
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Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
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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: 
March 1 2022 - February 28 2023
Next Update: 
April 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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