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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 ?
305 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
738 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
539 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
394 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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740 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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50 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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)
69 days
219 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
90 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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481 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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34 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
128 days
117 days
John McPherson
Kentville
224 days
478 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
403 days
378 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
120 days
768 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
262 days
819 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
619 days
514 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
23 days
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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
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
29 days
34 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
89 days
151 days
John McPherson
Kentville
67 days
219 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
127 days
371 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
70 days
481 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
156 days
725 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
7 days
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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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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