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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 ?
98 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
239 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
2 days
5 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
108 days
199 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
158 days
304 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
6 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
81 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
525 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
1 day
2 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
69 days
4 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
25 days
64 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
6 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
39 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
67 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
2 days
5 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
98 days
199 days
Chad P Coles
Halifax
55 days
246 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
63 days
283 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
441 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
120 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
170 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
---
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
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
1 day
2 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
22 days
21 days
Chad P Coles
Halifax
26 days
58 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
17 days
143 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
---
121 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
7 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
4 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
16 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 2019
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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