Topics menu

Email
Print

Hip Replacement

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery replaces the hip joint with an artificial joint. The wait time shown is for patients who had their first hip replacement.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
373 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
678 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
140 days
287 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
493 days
437 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
303 days
641 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
388 days
761 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
277 days
925 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
106 days
78 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
75 days
172 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
111 days
218 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
163 days
283 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
329 days
491 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
147 days
105 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
158 days
174 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
134 days
248 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
278 days
155 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
192 days
306 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
204 days
387 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
155 days
481 days
John D Amirault
Halifax
277 days
469 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
366 days
397 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
415 days
349 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
282 days
566 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
392 days
472 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
319 days
598 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
188 days
748 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
379 days
565 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
256 days
790 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
143 days
1055 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
972 days
239 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
350 days
904 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
768 days
517 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
790 days
583 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
597 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
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
98 days
57 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
89 days
71 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
84 days
93 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
64 days
119 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
69 days
128 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
90 days
108 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
37 days
167 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
125 days
114 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
75 days
184 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
80 days
275 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
174 days
215 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
205 days
209 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
136 days
301 days
John D Amirault
Halifax
211 days
245 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
168 days
310 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
201 days
365 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
180 days
451 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
527 days
112 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
84 days
580 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
57 days
609 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
238 days
713 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
539 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: 
May 1 2016 - April 30 2017
Next Update: 
June 2017
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.

Wait Times

Reduce your wait time

Not all wait times are the same, and you may reduce your wait time for health care services. Explore options and talk to your doctor or nurse practitioner.

Find out more

Talk to your doctor

Wait time information can help you and your doctor make informed decisions. Find wait times and share the numbers with your healthcare provider.

Talking tips