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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 ?
133 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
678 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
133 days
830 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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768 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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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)
77 days
384 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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474 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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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: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
56 days
146 days
John McPherson
Kentville
281 days
476 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
548 days
285 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
466 days
433 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
146 days
830 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
221 days
923 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
34 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
94 days
174 days
John McPherson
Kentville
75 days
237 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
151 days
310 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
76 days
386 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
88 days
596 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 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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