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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 ?
238 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
623 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
193 days
554 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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905 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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)
56 days
176 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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616 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eric Howatt
Kentville
190 days
103 days
John McPherson
Kentville
145 days
366 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
280 days
269 days
Douglas A Legay
Windsor
255 days
403 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
153 days
591 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
559 days
714 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
186 days
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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231 days

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
68 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
83 days
127 days
Douglas A Legay
Windsor
125 days
231 days
John McPherson
Kentville
134 days
310 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
64 days
385 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
127 days
475 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
130 days
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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157 days

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 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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