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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 ?
989 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
770 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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687 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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1196 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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152 days
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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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321 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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665 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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66 days
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: 
June 1 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
99 days
145 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
340 days
191 days
John McPherson
Kentville
193 days
478 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
281 days
529 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
210 days
742 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
649 days
669 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
404 days
1022 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
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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
32 days
96 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
94 days
50 days
John McPherson
Kentville
51 days
132 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
131 days
225 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
67 days
336 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
270 days
246 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
250 days
720 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 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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