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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 ?
785 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
224 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
464 days
267 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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155 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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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
84 days
97 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
83 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---

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 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
84 days
169 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
135 days
156 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
290 days
132 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
380 days
139 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
301 days
393 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
509 days
267 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
1061 days
200 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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146 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
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
42 days
60 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
50 days
75 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
53 days
91 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
65 days
93 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
126 days
75 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
180 days
34 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
223 days
90 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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78 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
---
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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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