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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
243 days
75 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
199 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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175 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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53 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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40 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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
96 days
36 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
115 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
82 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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41 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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23 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
73 days
111 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
167 days
76 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
62 days
193 days
David T Tang
Halifax
216 days
56 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
122 days
159 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
236 days
62 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
321 days
84 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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239 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
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
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
29 days
27 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
37 days
34 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
59 days
36 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
51 days
61 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
29 days
112 days
David T Tang
Halifax
166 days
29 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
126 days
76 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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49 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 2018
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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