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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 ?
190 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
505 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
135 days
499 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
134 days
673 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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)
73 days
190 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
111 days
354 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eric Howatt
Kentville
70 days
103 days
John McPherson
Kentville
134 days
366 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
279 days
244 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
316 days
314 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
135 days
520 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
536 days
616 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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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
71 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
82 days
92 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
124 days
187 days
John McPherson
Kentville
81 days
316 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
83 days
342 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
116 days
475 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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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 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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