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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 ?
281 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
573 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
211 days
547 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
363 days
696 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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358 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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)
79 days
80 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
210 days
555 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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293 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eric Howatt
Kentville
190 days
103 days
John McPherson
Kentville
144 days
351 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
244 days
288 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
377 days
196 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
156 days
605 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
509 days
412 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
554 days
714 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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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
23 days
75 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
68 days
40 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
70 days
125 days
John McPherson
Kentville
112 days
249 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
56 days
431 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
231 days
323 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
133 days
564 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Next Update: 
November 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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