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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 ?
468 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
387 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
203 days
170 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
243 days
301 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
122 days
384 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
417 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
508 days
478 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
44 days
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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
91 days
82 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
68 days
96 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
139 days
132 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
86 days
224 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
347 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
20 days
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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 2019 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
David T Tang
Halifax
241 days
38 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
179 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
577 days
240 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
373 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
384 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
417 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
515 days
501 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
133 days
551 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---

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
David T Tang
Halifax
108 days
21 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
90 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
124 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
94 days
181 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
343 days
190 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
229 days
245 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
256 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
332 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---

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 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 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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