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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 ?
421 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
157 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
217 days
157 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
192 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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188 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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
71 days
98 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
190 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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51 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
106 days
77 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
102 days
127 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
194 days
91 days
David T Tang
Halifax
295 days
33 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
219 days
157 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
192 days
236 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
253 days
258 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
905 days
74 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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167 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
25 days
11 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
47 days
41 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
73 days
50 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
74 days
107 days
David T Tang
Halifax
202 days
22 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
165 days
89 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
199 days
104 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
729 days
36 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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120 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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 2019
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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