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Shoulder Arthroplasty

Service/Procedure Summary

Replacement of the shoulder joint.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
288 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
554 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
255 days
337 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
246 days
499 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
547 days
651 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
186 days
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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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
71 days
158 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
174 days
214 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
134 days
366 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
124 days
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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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Johnston
Halifax
251 days
269 days
Douglas A Legay
Windsor
255 days
337 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
148 days
554 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
559 days
714 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
186 days
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John McPherson
Kentville
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366 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Johnston
Halifax
77 days
128 days
Douglas A Legay
Windsor
149 days
214 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
64 days
380 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
135 days
475 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
130 days
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John McPherson
Kentville
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323 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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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