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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 ?
142 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
167 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
123 days
65 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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176 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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27 days
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
76 days
42 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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41 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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25 days
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: 
October 1 - December 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
45 days
77 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
118 days
77 days
David T Tang
Halifax
191 days
41 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
76 days
170 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
163 days
159 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
247 days
104 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
243 days
194 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
448 days
182 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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125 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
22 days
27 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
54 days
39 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
59 days
36 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
43 days
53 days
David T Tang
Halifax
142 days
22 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
107 days
89 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
117 days
94 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
130 days
156 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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70 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: 
January 1 2018 - December 31 2018
Next Update: 
February 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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