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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 ascending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
491 days
476 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
417 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
122 days
384 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
287 days
301 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
203 days
176 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
44 days
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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 ascending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
332 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
86 days
238 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
136 days
132 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
67 days
109 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
133 days
82 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
20 days
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

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

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 ascending
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
256 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
251 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
239 days
217 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
97 days
204 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
190 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
128 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
89 days
David T Tang
Halifax
108 days
21 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---

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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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