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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 ?
356 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
661 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
250 days
310 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
258 days
369 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
895 days
578 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
374 days
696 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
319 days
806 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
116 days
128 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
146 days
153 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
281 days
238 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
146 days
254 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
251 days
523 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
David Wilson
Halifax
81 days
121 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
196 days
161 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
147 days
173 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
258 days
212 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
645 days
216 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
134 days
240 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
895 days
241 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
273 days
246 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
200 days
253 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
69 days
286 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
312 days
310 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
250 days
354 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
367 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
552 days
491 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
169 days
495 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
525 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
382 days
569 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
118 days
578 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
342 days
590 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
391 days
674 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
169 days
705 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
333 days
749 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
241 days
928 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
199 days
938 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
194 days
1187 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
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
36 days
16 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
124 days
50 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
188 days
68 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
46 days
76 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
97 days
105 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
120 days
110 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
94 days
127 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
50 days
135 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
76 days
144 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
56 days
160 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
116 days
166 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
142 days
170 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
171 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
268 days
179 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
90 days
224 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
148 days
264 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
278 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
79 days
340 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
99 days
396 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
78 days
433 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
219 days
467 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
74 days
482 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
294 days
504 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
104 days
614 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
177 days
637 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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