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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 ?
304 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
555 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
189 days
224 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
206 days
877 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
304 days
553 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
351 days
449 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
459 days
489 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
59 days
90 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
74 days
212 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
99 days
83 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
104 days
216 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
112 days
287 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: 
January 1 - March 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
88 days
129 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
133 days
224 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
142 days
324 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
153 days
221 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
180 days
728 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
186 days
271 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
195 days
253 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
214 days
944 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
233 days
324 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
246 days
246 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
247 days
1133 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
364 days
578 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
372 days
236 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
406 days
402 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
410 days
432 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
490 days
778 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
574 days
403 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
587 days
609 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
668 days
699 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
1320 days
536 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
---
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
---
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
399 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
662 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
16 days
51 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
63 days
69 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
70 days
148 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
71 days
274 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
84 days
381 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
87 days
91 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
90 days
168 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
105 days
489 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
106 days
141 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
106 days
280 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
108 days
299 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
119 days
882 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
122 days
477 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
124 days
484 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
146 days
116 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
178 days
92 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
205 days
125 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
316 days
303 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
399 days
488 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
606 days
198 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
---
---
Megan Gillis
Kentville
---
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
161 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
497 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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Next Update: 
May 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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