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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 ?
292 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
133 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
202 days
109 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
375 days
78 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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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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165 days
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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
84 days
31 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
130 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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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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39 days
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: 
April 1 - June 30 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David T Tang
Halifax
157 days
47 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
99 days
112 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
44 days
180 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
52 days
211 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
147 days
217 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
292 days
109 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
188 days
355 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
544 days
116 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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134 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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115 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Richard Bendor-Samuel
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
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
18 days
30 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
25 days
33 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
30 days
54 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
29 days
58 days
David T Tang
Halifax
79 days
26 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
86 days
65 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
89 days
106 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
518 days
37 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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84 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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30 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Richard Bendor-Samuel
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: 
July 1 2016 - June 30 2017
Next Update: 
August 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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