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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 ?
109 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
113 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
38 days
113 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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174 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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113 days
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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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
13 days
21 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
84 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
26 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---

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 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
54 days
31 days
David T Tang
Halifax
70 days
43 days
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
53 days
72 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
109 days
46 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
571 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
177 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
---
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
86 days
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
---

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
6 days
16 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
22 days
10 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
26 days
19 days
David T Tang
Halifax
35 days
21 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
171 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
87 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
---
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
60 days
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
Steven F Morris
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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 2020
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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