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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 ?
405 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
651 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
264 days
246 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
210 days
386 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
591 days
480 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
363 days
726 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
245 days
843 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 Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
137 days
93 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
125 days
118 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
72 days
176 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
87 days
289 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
242 days
447 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 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
David Wilson
Halifax
114 days
128 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
196 days
149 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
267 days
160 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
198 days
189 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
894 days
202 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
894 days
202 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
238 days
240 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
236 days
240 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
245 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
525 days
274 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
153 days
310 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
258 days
314 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
259 days
350 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
306 days
358 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
118 days
398 days
Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
182 days
451 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
525 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
503 days
542 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
464 days
582 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
584 days
608 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
369 days
643 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
108 days
737 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
383 days
763 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
358 days
854 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
170 days
946 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
163 days
1084 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
227 days
1237 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
---

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 Timesort descending
David Wilson
Halifax
63 days
30 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
52 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
178 days
53 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
205 days
55 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
158 days
85 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
103 days
89 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
82 days
113 days
Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
31 days
113 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
57 days
120 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
114 days
124 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
134 days
135 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
163 days
138 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
172 days
139 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
115 days
142 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
146 days
194 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
186 days
218 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
218 days
260 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
278 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
97 days
339 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
116 days
343 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
371 days
366 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
163 days
415 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
85 days
482 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
301 days
545 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
304 days
560 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
96 days
605 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
40 days
654 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
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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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 2023
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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