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Shoulder Arthroplasty

Service/Procedure Summary

Replacement of the shoulder joint.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
315 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
552 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
186 days
337 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
238 days
419 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
350 days
314 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
526 days
616 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
80 days
126 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
138 days
218 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
133 days
260 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
107 days
393 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 2018 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Johnston
Halifax
279 days
244 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
134 days
505 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
350 days
314 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
536 days
651 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
186 days
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
366 days
Michael Gross
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
David G Johnston
Halifax
80 days
93 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
138 days
217 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
75 days
355 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
109 days
491 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
150 days
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
341 days
Michael Gross
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 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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