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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 ?
323 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
124 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
146 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
266 days
147 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
421 days
272 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
332 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
281 days
345 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
323 days
420 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
44 days
48 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
84 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
85 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
42 days
91 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
122 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
103 days
123 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
87 days
166 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
David T Tang
Halifax
206 days
41 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
122 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
124 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
125 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
189 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
130 days
256 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
332 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
229 days
420 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
527 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
126 days
551 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
503 days
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Jason G Williams
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
David T Tang
Halifax
88 days
22 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
85 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
87 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
90 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
138 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
149 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
69 days
175 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
87 days
181 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
245 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
49 days
298 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
378 days
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
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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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 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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