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

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

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
114 days
128 days
New Glasgow
196 days
149 days
New Glasgow
267 days
160 days
Sydney
198 days
189 days
Dartmouth
894 days
202 days
Dartmouth
894 days
202 days
New Glasgow
238 days
240 days
Sydney
236 days
240 days
Halifax
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245 days
Dartmouth
525 days
274 days
Sydney
153 days
310 days
Sydney
258 days
314 days
New Glasgow
259 days
350 days
Halifax
306 days
358 days
Dartmouth
118 days
398 days
Dartmouth
182 days
451 days
Dartmouth
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525 days
Halifax
503 days
542 days
Kentville
464 days
582 days
Dartmouth
584 days
608 days
Kentville
369 days
643 days
Kentville
108 days
737 days
Kentville
383 days
763 days
Kentville
358 days
854 days
New Glasgow
170 days
946 days
Halifax
163 days
1084 days
Halifax
227 days
1237 days
Dartmouth
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50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
63 days
30 days
Halifax
---
52 days
Dartmouth
178 days
53 days
Dartmouth
205 days
55 days
New Glasgow
158 days
85 days
Sydney
103 days
89 days
New Glasgow
82 days
113 days
Dartmouth
31 days
113 days
Dartmouth
57 days
120 days
Sydney
114 days
124 days
Sydney
134 days
135 days
New Glasgow
163 days
138 days
Dartmouth
172 days
139 days
New Glasgow
115 days
142 days
Halifax
146 days
194 days
Sydney
186 days
218 days
Halifax
218 days
260 days
Dartmouth
---
278 days
Halifax
97 days
339 days
Kentville
116 days
343 days
Dartmouth
371 days
366 days
Kentville
163 days
415 days
Halifax
85 days
482 days
Kentville
301 days
545 days
Kentville
304 days
560 days
New Glasgow
96 days
605 days
Kentville
40 days
654 days
Dartmouth
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