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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 ?
134 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
215 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
107 days
161 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
134 days
238 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
103 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
260 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
7 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
5 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
7 days
50 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
33 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
22 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
6 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
4 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
1 day
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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8 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Idris M Ali
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
260 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
264 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
---
---
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
---
---
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
204 days
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
---
---
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Emily Krauss
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
103 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
5 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
---
---
Chad P Coles
Halifax
---
209 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
2 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Idris M Ali
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
7 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
6 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
---
---
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
---
---
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
29 days
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
---
---
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Emily Krauss
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
45 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
---
---
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
1 day
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
---
---
Chad P Coles
Halifax
---
46 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 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
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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