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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 ?
288 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
531 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
196 days
311 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
363 days
324 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
194 days
528 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
254 days
640 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
428 days
565 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
86 days
109 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
86 days
133 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
118 days
211 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
114 days
225 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
83 days
265 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
77 days
86 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
86 days
162 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
146 days
177 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
132 days
249 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
181 days
253 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
223 days
236 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
146 days
313 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
200 days
286 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
239 days
260 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
266 days
402 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
507 days
174 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
523 days
172 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
180 days
635 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
364 days
482 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
422 days
445 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
275 days
603 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
574 days
405 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
547 days
597 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
504 days
732 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
262 days
1063 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
1322 days
282 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
---
933 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
190 days
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Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
623 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
464 days
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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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Faith Dodd
Sydney
47 days
38 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
36 days
53 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
49 days
74 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
88 days
98 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
93 days
155 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
150 days
131 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
191 days
102 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
173 days
124 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
195 days
103 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
39 days
264 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
107 days
203 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
124 days
194 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
54 days
281 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
85 days
301 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
178 days
283 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
104 days
456 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
104 days
467 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
296 days
309 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
612 days
48 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
375 days
309 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
141 days
739 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
---
374 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
34 days
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
245 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
276 days
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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: 
October 1 2017 - September 30 2018
Next Update: 
November 2018
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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