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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 ?
73 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
59 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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60 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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18 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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15 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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13 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
40 days
22 days
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
38 days
83 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
109 days
46 days
David T Tang
Halifax
190 days
43 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
86 days
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
6 days
16 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
16 days
11 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
28 days
16 days
David T Tang
Halifax
59 days
21 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
54 days
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 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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