Topics menu

Email
Print

Shoulder Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This category includes acromioplasty, arthroplasty, and shoulder repair.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
176 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
552 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
129 days
552 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
341 days
673 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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)
72 days
144 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
109 days
364 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eric Howatt
Kentville
64 days
160 days
John McPherson
Kentville
88 days
366 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
279 days
267 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
134 days
520 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
350 days
356 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
520 days
616 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
---
Donald M Brien
Sydney
186 days
---
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
157 days

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
19 days
60 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
72 days
92 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
124 days
217 days
John McPherson
Kentville
69 days
304 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
75 days
322 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
124 days
475 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
---
Donald M Brien
Sydney
150 days
---
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
106 days

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 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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.

Wait Times

Reduce your wait time

Not all wait times are the same, and you may reduce your wait time for health care services. Explore options and talk to your doctor or nurse practitioner.

Find out more

Talk to your doctor

Wait time information can help you and your doctor make informed decisions. Find wait times and share the numbers with your healthcare provider.

Talking tips