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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 ?
252 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
481 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
163 days
197 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
259 days
243 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
247 days
481 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
195 days
500 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
265 days
545 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
71 days
66 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
68 days
89 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
38 days
159 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
61 days
172 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
71 days
293 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 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
39 days
49 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
276 days
63 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
104 days
66 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
112 days
85 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
59 days
106 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
128 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
384 days
169 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
310 days
195 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
114 days
216 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
183 days
217 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
195 days
223 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
247 days
237 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
216 days
239 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
200 days
286 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
143 days
322 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
611 days
394 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
266 days
402 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
474 days
432 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
223 days
504 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
547 days
526 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
275 days
583 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
212 days
616 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
623 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
522 days
672 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
53 days
933 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
262 days
1134 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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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
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
15 days
41 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
49 days
41 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
38 days
48 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
33 days
49 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
52 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
75 days
69 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
34 days
77 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
178 days
97 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
113 days
107 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
81 days
115 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
182 days
120 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
122 days
125 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
147 days
134 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
158 days
194 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
343 days
203 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
70 days
212 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
96 days
221 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
253 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
33 days
261 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
240 days
313 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
63 days
324 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
238 days
326 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
38 days
390 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
83 days
435 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
126 days
476 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
126 days
669 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
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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 2018 - December 31 2018
Next Update: 
February 2019
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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