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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 ?
86 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
204 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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204 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
40 days
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Windsor
Hants Community 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
27 days
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Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
42 days
46 days
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
104 days
28 days
David T Tang
Halifax
115 days
44 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
245 days
68 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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571 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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150 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
483 days
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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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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
5 days
11 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
21 days
10 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
29 days
19 days
David T Tang
Halifax
51 days
22 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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363 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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121 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
127 days
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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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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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Next Update: 
November 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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