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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 ?
751 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
349 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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377 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
389 days
334 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
400 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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267 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
216 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
57 days
185 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
33 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
104 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---

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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
1063 days
302 days
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
344 days
70 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
827 days
342 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
121 days
215 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
556 days
264 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
86 days
302 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
146 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
785 days
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
1170 days
531 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---

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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
551 days
113 days
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
40 days
57 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
70 days
254 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
86 days
133 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
290 days
131 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
76 days
98 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
64 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
462 days
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
235 days
186 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
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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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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