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Palmar Fascia Excision for Dupuytren's Disease

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery corrects the effects of Dupuytren's Disease, which causes fingers to bend towards the palm of the hand and not fully extend.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
966 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
316 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
377 days
316 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
1170 days
357 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
1086 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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
59 days
101 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
381 days
180 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
825 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David Hayden
Bridgewater
134 days
134 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
84 days
238 days
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
377 days
32 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
252 days
393 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
519 days
174 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
464 days
316 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1072 days
42 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
1086 days
200 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
1170 days
357 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
785 days
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
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Martin LeBlanc
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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
46 days
21 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
58 days
83 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
55 days
91 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
57 days
107 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
65 days
129 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
217 days
33 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
168 days
159 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
302 days
90 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
381 days
32 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
554 days
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
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Martin LeBlanc
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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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