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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 ?
814 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
250 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
473 days
250 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
1072 days
180 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
86 days
140 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
343 days
59 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
84 days
169 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
135 days
133 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
287 days
250 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
290 days
145 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
473 days
250 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
785 days
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
925 days
252 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
966 days
225 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
1072 days
146 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
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John D Stein
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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
49 days
87 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
55 days
64 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
58 days
83 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
70 days
110 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
111 days
110 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
148 days
33 days
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
264 days
90 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
381 days
34 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
595 days
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
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John D Stein
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 2021 - June 30 2022
Next Update: 
August 2022
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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