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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 ?
345 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
162 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
176 days
162 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
345 days
20 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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69 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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97 days
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
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
38 days
13 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
43 days
49 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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52 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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17 days
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
October 1 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
101 days
102 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
168 days
157 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
300 days
32 days
David T Tang
Halifax
312 days
33 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
196 days
162 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
234 days
181 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
905 days
96 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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188 days
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
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
38 days
11 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
39 days
63 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
43 days
86 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
64 days
70 days
David T Tang
Halifax
146 days
22 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
189 days
61 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
602 days
35 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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179 days
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 2020
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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