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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 ?
451 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
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
54 days
90 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
1077 days
146 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
31 days
14 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
138 days
45 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
74 days
98 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
148 days
121 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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80 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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27 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
1077 days
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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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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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36 days
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
Sydney
6 days
25 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
15 days
78 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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15 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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17 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
98 days
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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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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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20 days
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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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