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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
509 days
112 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
62 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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146 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
42 days
63 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
48 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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85 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
151 days
53 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
148 days
199 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
378 days
180 days
David T Tang
Halifax
597 days
83 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
531 days
278 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
757 days
111 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
772 days
330 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
301 days
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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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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
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
48 days
25 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
55 days
98 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
91 days
73 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
111 days
62 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
149 days
44 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
305 days
33 days
David T Tang
Halifax
416 days
24 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
62 days
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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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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 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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