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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
170 days
85 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
415 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Kentville
Valley 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 Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
56 days
43 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
174 days
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Kentville
Valley 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Emily Krauss
Halifax
241 days
101 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
1233 days
121 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
104 days
248 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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John D Stein
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
79 days
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
415 days
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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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 Timesort descending
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
132 days
29 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
57 days
38 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
34 days
100 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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John D Stein
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
64 days
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
290 days
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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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 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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