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

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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
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Idris M Ali
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Christy McKinnon
Sydney
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---
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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204 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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8 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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---
David G Johnston
Halifax
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---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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260 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
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---
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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264 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
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---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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103 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
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---
Joel Morash
Halifax
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---
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
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---
Chad P Coles
Halifax
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209 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
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---
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
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Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Emily Krauss
Halifax
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---
Kaitlin Boehm
Bridgewater
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---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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5 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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---
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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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%

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

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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