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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 ?
217 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
574 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
154 days
477 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
281 days
660 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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)
82 days
89 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
187 days
432 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eric Howatt
Kentville
190 days
292 days
John McPherson
Kentville
144 days
348 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
377 days
196 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
316 days
309 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
156 days
605 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
509 days
553 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
496 days
701 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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81 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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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
17 days
79 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
73 days
40 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
71 days
110 days
John McPherson
Kentville
108 days
170 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
58 days
278 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
195 days
323 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
187 days
600 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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47 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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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 2018 - November 30 2019
Next Update: 
January 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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