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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
734 days
51 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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84 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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85 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
147 days
27 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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27 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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69 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
59 days
26 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
148 days
121 days
David T Tang
Halifax
493 days
62 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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211 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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48 days
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
41 days
102 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
196 days
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John McPherson
Kentville
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
39 days
13 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
34 days
78 days
David T Tang
Halifax
148 days
29 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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116 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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19 days
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
5 days
29 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
81 days
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John McPherson
Kentville
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
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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