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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 ?
161 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
279 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
20 days
86 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
298 days
373 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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58 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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
3 days
25 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
92 days
27 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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21 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
41 days
129 days
David T Tang
Halifax
298 days
172 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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299 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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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
27 days
David T Tang
Halifax
148 days
30 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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121 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 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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