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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 ?
152 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
98 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
33 days
32 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
328 days
253 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
6 days
15 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
99 days
33 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
32 days
39 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
64 days
68 days
David T Tang
Halifax
115 days
63 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
149 days
41 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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392 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
146 days
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
624 days
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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79 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
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
Sydney
4 days
14 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
39 days
24 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
37 days
31 days
David T Tang
Halifax
59 days
26 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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254 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
57 days
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
211 days
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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23 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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