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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 ?
70 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
123 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
28 days
16 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
23 days
28 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
70 days
21 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
203 days
204 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
13 days
4 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
13 days
15 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
17 days
15 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
58 days
29 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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: 
May 1 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
76 days
28 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
127 days
46 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
164 days
68 days
David T Tang
Halifax
196 days
63 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
483 days
204 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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518 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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John McPherson
Kentville
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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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
22 days
10 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
29 days
19 days
David T Tang
Halifax
45 days
24 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
127 days
112 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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204 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
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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John McPherson
Kentville
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 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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