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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 ?
479 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
817 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
479 days
622 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
619 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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838 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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68 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
89 days
177 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
223 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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817 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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26 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
65 days
146 days
John McPherson
Kentville
281 days
455 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
548 days
285 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
138 days
768 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
253 days
893 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
770 days
452 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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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
24 days
33 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
90 days
174 days
John McPherson
Kentville
88 days
300 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
127 days
310 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
75 days
389 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
203 days
752 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 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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