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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 ?
139 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
502 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
44 days
272 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
126 days
185 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
170 days
280 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
112 days
531 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
143 days
520 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
33 days
86 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
41 days
76 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
64 days
182 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
97 days
71 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
82 days
328 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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
35 days
323 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
181 days
274 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
155 days
314 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
153 days
640 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
113 days
162 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
199 days
578 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
121 days
255 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
150 days
242 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
144 days
113 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
230 days
137 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
520 days
393 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
133 days
614 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
424 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
243 days
264 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
1344 days
522 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
94 days
299 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
102 days
174 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
108 days
190 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
167 days
255 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
130 days
1196 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
356 days
504 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
126 days
535 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
67 days
98 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
100 days
391 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
310 days
272 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
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
17 days
170 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
131 days
133 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
91 days
253 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
94 days
354 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
64 days
33 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
57 days
278 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
46 days
139 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
97 days
136 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
47 days
63 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
28 days
76 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
94 days
226 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
78 days
334 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
147 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
40 days
126 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
130 days
401 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
65 days
187 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
52 days
68 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
58 days
90 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
72 days
154 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
76 days
605 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
53 days
343 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
77 days
461 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
19 days
48 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
47 days
211 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
46 days
112 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 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 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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