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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 ?
430 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
503 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
293 days
195 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
538 days
333 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
398 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
352 days
495 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
818 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
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 Timesort descending
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
56 days
64 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
190 days
96 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
127 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
157 days
179 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
433 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
235 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
295 days
239 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
160 days
293 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
486 days
333 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
293 days
627 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
818 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---

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 Timesort descending
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
54 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
266 days
67 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
56 days
188 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
154 days
234 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
262 days
275 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
458 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---

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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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