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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 ?
356 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
495 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
210 days
495 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
649 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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442 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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)
86 days
244 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
131 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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169 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eric Howatt
Kentville
23 days
191 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
99 days
145 days
John McPherson
Kentville
211 days
442 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
120 days
742 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
392 days
814 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
649 days
669 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
29 days
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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319 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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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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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
20 days
96 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
90 days
59 days
John McPherson
Kentville
59 days
142 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
67 days
254 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
128 days
292 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
327 days
723 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
19 days
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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192 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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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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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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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