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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 ?
154 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
450 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
156 days
256 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
139 days
176 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
96 days
240 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
182 days
361 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
168 days
609 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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
40 days
100 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
69 days
69 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
56 days
162 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
55 days
155 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
98 days
361 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 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
98 days
174 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
89 days
695 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
244 days
1248 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
365 days
536 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
101 days
519 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
80 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
67 days
98 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
1099 days
336 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
79 days
379 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
181 days
286 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
35 days
274 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
132 days
623 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
271 days
287 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
298 days
514 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
98 days
166 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
196 days
259 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
85 days
237 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
295 days
153 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
145 days
84 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
115 days
615 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
555 days
500 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
505 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
404 days
392 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
916 days
511 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
126 days
332 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
120 days
160 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
51 days
70 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
56 days
198 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
92 days
447 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
148 days
343 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
70 days
393 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
23 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
26 days
59 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
82 days
129 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
34 days
226 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
132 days
157 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
14 days
162 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
73 days
330 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
106 days
223 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
75 days
221 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
52 days
113 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
114 days
157 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
44 days
113 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
91 days
74 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
49 days
56 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
72 days
331 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
119 days
256 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
169 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
48 days
136 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
166 days
428 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
72 days
198 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
68 days
72 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 2020
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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