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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 ?
113 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
227 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
29 days
213 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
135 days
148 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
148 days
294 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
4 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
6 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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---

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
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
14 days
5 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
12 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
25 days
51 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
2 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
5 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---

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: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
100 days
441 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
213 days
Chad P Coles
Halifax
---
150 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
227 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
David T Tang
Halifax
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
174 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
240 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Megan Gillis
Kentville
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
4 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
58 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
72 days
Richard Hurley
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 Time
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
20 days
94 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
25 days
Chad P Coles
Halifax
---
51 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
104 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
David T Tang
Halifax
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
53 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
2 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Megan Gillis
Kentville
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
2 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
45 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
5 days
Richard Hurley
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: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Next Update: 
January 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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