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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.

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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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118 days

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.

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Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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117 days

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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
38 days
118 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
54 days
22 days
David T Tang
Halifax
358 days
43 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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299 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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J Andrew I Trenholm
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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
6 days
21 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
18 days
11 days
David T Tang
Halifax
71 days
20 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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145 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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J Andrew I Trenholm
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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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