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Nerve Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery includes tethered cord release of the spine and decompression, transposition, exploration, or repair of a nerve.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
263 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
102 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
49 days
57 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
48 days
102 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
493 days
58 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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127 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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 Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
17 days
20 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
10 days
45 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
172 days
31 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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89 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Faith Dodd
Sydney
49 days
48 days
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
45 days
129 days
David T Tang
Halifax
449 days
89 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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131 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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299 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John McPherson
Kentville
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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S. Mark Taylor
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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
6 days
29 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
28 days
20 days
David T Tang
Halifax
160 days
31 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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89 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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121 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John McPherson
Kentville
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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S. Mark Taylor
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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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