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Tendon / Ligament Repair

Service/Procedure Summary

The repair of tendons and ligaments, the connective tissues that attached muscles and bones to other bones.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
336 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
357 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
137 days
244 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
229 days
153 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
68 days
357 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
292 days
153 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
489 days
82 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
338 days
315 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
362 days
403 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
139 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
382 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
486 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
76 days
55 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
89 days
57 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
36 days
137 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
53 days
131 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
168 days
62 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
182 days
49 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
170 days
65 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
36 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
44 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
342 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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 2021 - October 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
193 days
153 days
Emily Krauss
Halifax
373 days
20 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
337 days
75 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
93 days
403 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
289 days
273 days
John McPherson
Kentville
133 days
486 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
354 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
---
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
---
---
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
313 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
483 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
61 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
204 days
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
195 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
366 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
43 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
68 days
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
132 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---

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
Emily Krauss
Halifax
80 days
19 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
51 days
53 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
154 days
54 days
John McPherson
Kentville
64 days
163 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
182 days
59 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
52 days
195 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
206 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
---
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
---
---
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
130 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
438 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
22 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
106 days
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
143 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
65 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
24 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
36 days
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
1 day
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---

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 2021 - October 31 2022
Next Update: 
December 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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