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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 ?
346 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
370 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
132 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
251 days
206 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
281 days
251 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
113 days
318 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
365 days
321 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
338 days
401 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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 Timesort descending
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
42 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
110 days
83 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
67 days
84 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
56 days
106 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
94 days
112 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
69 days
126 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
David T Tang
Halifax
284 days
92 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
503 days
106 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
132 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
130 days
181 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
184 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
113 days
307 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
421 days
416 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
527 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
117 days
528 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---

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
105 days
22 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
42 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
328 days
79 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
102 days
99 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
130 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
141 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
104 days
148 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
59 days
157 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
56 days
255 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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