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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 ?
453 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
640 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
258 days
232 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
198 days
350 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
147 days
812 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
358 days
704 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
608 days
486 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 Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
138 days
89 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
92 days
137 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
127 days
107 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
60 days
271 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
202 days
391 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
238 days
240 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
196 days
149 days
Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
162 days
418 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
123 days
1084 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
171 days
189 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
591 days
645 days
David Wilson
Halifax
104 days
68 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
267 days
147 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
250 days
312 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
374 days
643 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
290 days
310 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
367 days
854 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
894 days
202 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
895 days
195 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
443 days
740 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
306 days
352 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
227 days
1348 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
245 days
Michelle Arakgi
Yarmouth
358 days
---
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
236 days
240 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
464 days
582 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
525 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
---
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
118 days
363 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
426 days
581 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
170 days
946 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
259 days
350 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
422 days
275 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
112 days
737 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
162 days
131 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
82 days
110 days
Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
28 days
92 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
76 days
545 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
120 days
124 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
387 days
358 days
David Wilson
Halifax
57 days
26 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
155 days
74 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
183 days
226 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
315 days
566 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
103 days
89 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
163 days
432 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
205 days
55 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
184 days
53 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
308 days
533 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
221 days
264 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
105 days
515 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
52 days
Michelle Arakgi
Yarmouth
340 days
---
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
137 days
128 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
114 days
343 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
278 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
---
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
54 days
120 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
139 days
193 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
111 days
567 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
140 days
145 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
164 days
140 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
42 days
657 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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