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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 ?
108 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
735 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
99 days
300 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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784 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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121 days
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)
78 days
200 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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705 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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64 days
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: 
June 1 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
41 days
117 days
John McPherson
Kentville
281 days
422 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
575 days
293 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
118 days
768 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
248 days
853 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
770 days
474 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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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
15 days
33 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
89 days
173 days
John McPherson
Kentville
67 days
239 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
102 days
316 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
73 days
386 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
181 days
729 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 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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