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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 ?
308 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
639 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
208 days
311 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
319 days
519 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
384 days
483 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
375 days
543 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
232 days
808 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
112 days
110 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
105 days
150 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
73 days
223 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
139 days
185 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
143 days
224 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 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
139 days
78 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
132 days
177 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
137 days
244 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
86 days
324 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
210 days
233 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
181 days
265 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
142 days
313 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
200 days
276 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
245 days
246 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
384 days
222 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
588 days
146 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
351 days
424 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
166 days
637 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
393 days
445 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
364 days
578 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
634 days
401 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
112 days
939 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
547 days
597 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
668 days
586 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
515 days
746 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
262 days
1133 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
536 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
550 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
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
20 days
32 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
50 days
43 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
35 days
64 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
92 days
97 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
79 days
159 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
144 days
111 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
116 days
166 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
220 days
71 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
118 days
177 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
176 days
127 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
42 days
264 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
211 days
125 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
65 days
288 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
104 days
310 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
157 days
268 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
53 days
397 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
104 days
468 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
102 days
471 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
316 days
310 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
399 days
362 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
138 days
813 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
114 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
173 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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 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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