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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 ?
376 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
556 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
142 days
651 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
509 days
412 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
351 days
605 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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196 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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)
55 days
117 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
120 days
156 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
254 days
323 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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41 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
May 1 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eric Howatt
Kentville
190 days
103 days
John McPherson
Kentville
144 days
362 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
379 days
231 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
382 days
273 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
153 days
605 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
509 days
412 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
559 days
714 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
337 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
---
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Stanislaus Sequeira
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
23 days
83 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
59 days
125 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
73 days
131 days
John McPherson
Kentville
109 days
297 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
56 days
396 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
213 days
308 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
106 days
515 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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299 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Stanislaus Sequeira
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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 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.

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