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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 ?
365 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
373 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
124 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
266 days
179 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
281 days
345 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
378 days
401 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
80 days
318 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
146 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
421 days
273 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
64 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
46 days
61 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
114 days
132 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
113 days
107 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
55 days
136 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
84 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
61 days
104 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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
124 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
David G Johnston
Halifax
365 days
416 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
503 days
106 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
401 days
David T Tang
Halifax
323 days
92 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
118 days
551 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
189 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
125 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
130 days
240 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
303 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---

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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
64 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
David G Johnston
Halifax
103 days
130 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
353 days
79 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
149 days
David T Tang
Halifax
100 days
22 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
60 days
273 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
138 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
90 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
94 days
136 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
183 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---

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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Next Update: 
August 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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