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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 ?
391 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
139 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
64 days
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
539 days
121 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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Sydney
Cape Breton 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
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
17 days
9 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
98 days
15 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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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Glace Bay
21 days
90 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
54 days
452 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
539 days
29 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
1077 days
73 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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85 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
451 days
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Margaret Wheelock
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
Glace Bay
6 days
15 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
27 days
27 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
72 days
14 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
115 days
59 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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67 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
253 days
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Margaret Wheelock
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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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