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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 ?
572 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
111 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
453 days
93 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
577 days
94 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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
82 days
76 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
418 days
39 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
George R Davis
Dartmouth
378 days
180 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
305 days
299 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
336 days
295 days
David T Tang
Halifax
496 days
140 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
757 days
131 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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58 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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330 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
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
82 days
50 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
50 days
199 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
140 days
109 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
313 days
30 days
David T Tang
Halifax
357 days
25 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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41 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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92 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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