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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 ?
338 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
358 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
113 days
318 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
251 days
206 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
281 days
251 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
229 days
321 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
329 days
401 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
132 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
67 days
84 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
63 days
91 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
100 days
83 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
87 days
110 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
93 days
130 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
42 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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: 
April 1 2018 - March 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
130 days
163 days
David T Tang
Halifax
284 days
104 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
113 days
307 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
117 days
377 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
503 days
107 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
365 days
416 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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184 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
132 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
100 days
22 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
94 days
83 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
59 days
157 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
103 days
148 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
53 days
237 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
328 days
82 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
141 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
42 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
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130 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: 
April 1 2018 - March 31 2019
Next Update: 
May 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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