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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 ?
334 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
206 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
113 days
318 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
281 days
181 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
315 days
322 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
338 days
377 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
132 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
55 days
113 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
55 days
121 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
102 days
81 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
86 days
105 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
117 days
134 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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42 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 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
284 days
41 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
113 days
307 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
503 days
141 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
118 days
528 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
365 days
371 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
145 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
132 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
---
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
131 days
22 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
114 days
83 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
55 days
168 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
104 days
148 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
65 days
246 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
329 days
85 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
135 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
41 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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127 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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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