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Shoulder Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This category includes acromioplasty, arthroplasty, and shoulder repair.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
262 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
541 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
294 days
422 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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662 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
40 days
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Windsor
Hants Community 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)
125 days
105 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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384 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
16 days
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Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John McPherson
Kentville
148 days
246 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
288 days
196 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
294 days
273 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
156 days
605 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
456 days
412 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
426 days
714 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
20 days
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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292 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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81 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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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
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
63 days
40 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
90 days
110 days
John McPherson
Kentville
93 days
155 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
59 days
229 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
180 days
308 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
145 days
609 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
10 days
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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87 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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47 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
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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