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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 ?
523 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
339 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
114 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
544 days
214 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
523 days
351 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
360 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
397 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
37 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
143 days
116 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
149 days
156 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
204 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
275 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community 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 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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90 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
114 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
170 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
268 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
351 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
391 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
638 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
667 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
544 days
---
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
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
---
26 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
37 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
119 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
134 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
182 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
210 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
232 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
242 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
213 days
---
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
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 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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