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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
34 days
74 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
116 days
105 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
148 days
112 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
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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
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
25 days
18 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
21 days
43 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
95 days
27 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
52 days
133 days
David T Tang
Halifax
157 days
47 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
99 days
117 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
132 days
88 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
93 days
243 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
147 days
217 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
705 days
125 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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355 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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155 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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115 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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215 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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192 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
18 days
21 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
29 days
34 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
27 days
38 days
David T Tang
Halifax
63 days
26 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
30 days
61 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
77 days
76 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
424 days
37 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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107 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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112 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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30 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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107 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
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83 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: 
May 1 2016 - April 30 2017
Next Update: 
June 2017
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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