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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 ?
453 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
487 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
466 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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487 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
298 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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254 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
15 days
135 days
John McPherson
Kentville
217 days
238 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
351 days
174 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
161 days
573 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
456 days
553 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
345 days
701 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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292 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
110 days
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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
63 days
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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
37 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
156 days
74 days
John McPherson
Kentville
80 days
170 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
71 days
204 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
181 days
231 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
122 days
564 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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87 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
90 days
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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
32 days
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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 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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