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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 ?
514 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
279 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
389 days
270 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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400 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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267 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
227 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
103 days
189 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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33 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
103 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
168 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David Hayden
Bridgewater
121 days
222 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
86 days
302 days
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
376 days
70 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
541 days
264 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
768 days
342 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
1062 days
279 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
1170 days
531 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
785 days
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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146 days
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
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
53 days
40 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
68 days
98 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
86 days
123 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
85 days
246 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
168 days
180 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
290 days
107 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
476 days
83 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
554 days
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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63 days
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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
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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