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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 ?
548 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
420 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
56 days
75 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
548 days
386 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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954 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
27 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
83 days
203 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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414 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
50 days
146 days
John McPherson
Kentville
271 days
392 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
512 days
244 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
146 days
620 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
466 days
357 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
212 days
923 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
107 days
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Michael Gross
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
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
13 days
37 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
189 days
156 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
158 days
204 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
71 days
295 days
John McPherson
Kentville
161 days
227 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
91 days
648 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
85 days
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Michael Gross
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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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