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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 ?
466 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
508 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
261 days
179 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
466 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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)
112 days
61 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
303 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
15 days
40 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
113 days
115 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
433 days
242 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
154 days
574 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
466 days
553 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
363 days
701 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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292 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Michael Gross
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
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
7 days
31 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
37 days
46 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
156 days
61 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
64 days
188 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
251 days
231 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
122 days
564 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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87 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Michael Gross
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 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 2020
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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