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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 ?
723 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
200 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
219 days
138 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
1073 days
139 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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393 days
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
47 days
100 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
615 days
37 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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46 days
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 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
151 days
85 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
145 days
147 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
378 days
132 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
380 days
131 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
531 days
138 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
301 days
393 days
John D Stein
Halifax
769 days
58 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
1544 days
242 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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146 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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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
26 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
62 days
21 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
56 days
70 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
62 days
76 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
141 days
61 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
191 days
33 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
286 days
104 days
John D Stein
Halifax
518 days
30 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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69 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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