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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 ?
285 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
387 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
262 days
252 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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498 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
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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)
57 days
96 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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347 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
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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: 
May 1 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
129 days
262 days
John McPherson
Kentville
172 days
260 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
271 days
318 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
455 days
225 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
374 days
589 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
336 days
645 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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205 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Michael Gross
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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83 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
32 days
69 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
60 days
95 days
John McPherson
Kentville
77 days
89 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
50 days
120 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
118 days
268 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
167 days
363 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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186 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Michael Gross
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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66 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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