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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
83 days
132 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
203 days
186 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
507 days
342 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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387 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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204 days
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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
23 days
36 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
104 days
165 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
145 days
132 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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246 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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102 days
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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David T Tang
Halifax
483 days
111 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
140 days
540 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
648 days
338 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
83 days
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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102 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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362 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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292 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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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
David T Tang
Halifax
142 days
21 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
90 days
204 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
239 days
166 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
26 days
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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89 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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240 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Steven F Morris
Halifax
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194 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 2020
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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