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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 ?
410 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
510 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
116 days
132 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
459 days
297 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
482 days
607 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
90 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
201 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
348 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
48 days
52 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
93 days
110 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
105 days
166 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
71 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
77 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
186 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
83 days
114 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
547 days
709 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
David T Tang
Halifax
---
111 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
664 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
201 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
328 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
384 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
90 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
461 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
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
42 days
52 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
102 days
171 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
David T Tang
Halifax
---
30 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
521 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
126 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
159 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
277 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
71 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
166 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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