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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 ?
238 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
607 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
137 days
494 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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622 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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)
47 days
204 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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594 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
January 1 - March 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eric Howatt
Kentville
70 days
91 days
John McPherson
Kentville
144 days
406 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
279 days
273 days
Douglas A Legay
Windsor
245 days
337 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
134 days
520 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
559 days
622 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
186 days
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Michael Gross
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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191 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
Eric Howatt
Kentville
22 days
68 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
77 days
109 days
Douglas A Legay
Windsor
125 days
187 days
John McPherson
Kentville
98 days
319 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
69 days
365 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
119 days
525 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
150 days
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Michael Gross
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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144 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: 
April 1 2018 - March 31 2019
Next Update: 
May 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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