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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 ?
296 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
299 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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246 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
296 days
299 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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68 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
144 days
203 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
330 days
132 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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180 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
221 days
204 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
134 days
260 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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131 days
David T Tang
Halifax
155 days
150 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
103 days
36 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
39 days
106 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
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
134 days
58 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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49 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
76 days
125 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
62 days
68 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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76 days
David T Tang
Halifax
111 days
25 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
24 days
12 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
28 days
79 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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