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Manipulation of Extremity

Service/Procedure Summary

Movement of an extremity, such as a leg, often under anesthetic, to improve its alignment.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
216 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
159 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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34 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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37 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
123 days
95 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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14 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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32 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
58 days
44 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional 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: 
April 1 2021 - March 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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139 days
John McPherson
Kentville
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Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
---
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Faith Dodd
Glace Bay
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
---
---
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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52 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
---
---
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
---
---
Faith Dodd
Glace Bay
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
---
---
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
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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: 
April 1 2021 - March 31 2022
Next Update: 
May 2022
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