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Shoulder Arthroplasty

Service/Procedure Summary

Replacement of the shoulder joint.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
401 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
614 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
244 days
531 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
509 days
412 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
547 days
697 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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 Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
59 days
175 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
133 days
389 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
254 days
286 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John McPherson
Kentville
144 days
351 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
244 days
269 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
148 days
605 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
509 days
412 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
554 days
701 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Michael Paul Biddulph
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
71 days
126 days
John McPherson
Kentville
112 days
315 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
48 days
461 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
254 days
323 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
144 days
571 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Michael Paul Biddulph
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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Next Update: 
November 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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