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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 ?
279 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
565 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
153 days
385 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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314 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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608 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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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)
61 days
86 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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187 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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546 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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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: 
March 1 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
125 days
83 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
33 days
332 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
279 days
214 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
142 days
351 days
John McPherson
Kentville
84 days
487 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
365 days
467 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
457 days
608 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Michael Gross
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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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
20 days
64 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
51 days
60 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
59 days
90 days
John McPherson
Kentville
63 days
144 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
71 days
251 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
131 days
291 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
188 days
428 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Michael Gross
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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