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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 ?
401 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
327 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
336 days
342 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
757 days
68 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community 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
74 days
203 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
310 days
26 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
208 days
36 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
134 days
261 days
David T Tang
Halifax
371 days
140 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
281 days
295 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
363 days
307 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
757 days
131 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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134 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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330 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
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
20 days
11 days
David T Tang
Halifax
155 days
26 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
117 days
68 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
93 days
125 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
48 days
176 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
337 days
33 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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99 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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92 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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