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Shoulder Arthroplasty

Service/Procedure Summary

Replacement of the shoulder joint.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
365 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
498 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
335 days
246 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
336 days
628 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
374 days
592 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
205 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)
57 days
98 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
179 days
281 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
172 days
393 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
187 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
131 days
262 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
455 days
214 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
336 days
628 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
431 days
595 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
205 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
---

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
61 days
95 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
56 days
125 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
191 days
281 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
191 days
468 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
186 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
---

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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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