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

90%

Community Facilitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
541 days
64 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
12 days
145 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
41 days
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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55 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 Facilitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
161 days
37 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
4 days
22 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
15 days
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
24 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
59 days
21 days
David T Tang
Halifax
297 days
172 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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John McPherson
Kentville
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John McPherson
Kentville
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
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Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
27 days
129 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
29 days
11 days
David T Tang
Halifax
148 days
30 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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John McPherson
Kentville
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John McPherson
Kentville
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Jacob D Alant
Halifax
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Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
6 days
23 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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