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Shoulder Arthroplasty

Service/Procedure Summary

Replacement of the shoulder joint.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
373 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
768 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
65 days
232 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
374 days
678 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
271 days
853 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
770 days
433 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
24 days
50 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
79 days
222 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
193 days
285 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
190 days
544 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: 
May 1 2020 - April 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
58 days
146 days
John McPherson
Kentville
281 days
476 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
512 days
285 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
138 days
768 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
248 days
853 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
770 days
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
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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
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
24 days
41 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
89 days
174 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
76 days
459 days
John McPherson
Kentville
190 days
411 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
196 days
752 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
193 days
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
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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: 
May 1 2020 - April 30 2021
Next Update: 
June 2021
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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