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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 ?
88 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
19 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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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
72 days
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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 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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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
41 days
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
40 days
22 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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David T Tang
Halifax
254 days
48 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Hatim G Malik
Sydney
38 days
83 days
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
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Martin LeBlanc
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
New Waterford
16 days
11 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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David T Tang
Halifax
65 days
20 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Hatim G Malik
Sydney
6 days
16 days
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
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Martin LeBlanc
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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 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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