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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 ?
368 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
223 days
272 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
364 days
462 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
301 days
469 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
336 days
583 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
383 days
724 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
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
129 days
127 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
154 days
137 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
153 days
143 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
99 days
251 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
195 days
591 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
David Wilson
Halifax
114 days
121 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
196 days
139 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
300 days
165 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
161 days
189 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
894 days
202 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
894 days
202 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
176 days
247 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
301 days
247 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
364 days
275 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
234 days
303 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
250 days
312 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
308 days
349 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
351 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
290 days
377 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
426 days
453 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
525 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
245 days
530 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
119 days
531 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
570 days
537 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
406 days
578 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
362 days
620 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
391 days
674 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
139 days
735 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
354 days
896 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
163 days
928 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
170 days
938 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
226 days
1187 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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
David Wilson
Halifax
51 days
24 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
55 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
205 days
55 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
205 days
55 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
159 days
99 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
155 days
104 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
91 days
105 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
79 days
122 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
59 days
126 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
120 days
136 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
114 days
141 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
42 days
153 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
115 days
155 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
174 days
155 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
153 days
163 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
170 days
239 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
259 days
252 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
278 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
174 days
291 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
106 days
351 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
293 days
372 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
63 days
396 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
158 days
503 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
296 days
533 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
272 days
562 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
89 days
569 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
42 days
652 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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 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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