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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 ?
253 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
215 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
56 days
61 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
52 days
146 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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199 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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
20 days
29 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
35 days
49 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2016
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2016

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
62 days
43 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
40 days
76 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
50 days
117 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
51 days
152 days
David T Tang
Halifax
169 days
37 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
253 days
75 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
497 days
261 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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449 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
113 days
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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
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
28 days
17 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
20 days
39 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
35 days
51 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
15 days
101 days
David T Tang
Halifax
109 days
26 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
97 days
45 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
424 days
140 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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305 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
108 days
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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: 
August 1 2015 - July 31 2016
Next Update: 
September 2016
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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