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Orthopaedic Trauma

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to repair bones broken in a traumatic event.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
75 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
178 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
5 days
6 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
91 days
238 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
2 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
170 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
181 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
9 days
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
56 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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
4 days
4 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
25 days
42 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
1 day
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
71 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
20 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
7 days
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
18 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 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Chad P Coles
Halifax
57 days
190 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
299 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
56 days
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
---
---
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
---
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
174 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
105 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
2 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
---

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
Chad P Coles
Halifax
25 days
36 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
89 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
37 days
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
---
---
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
---
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
6 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
2 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
1 day
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
---

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 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 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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