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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 ?
265 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
507 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
42 days
63 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
294 days
460 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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735 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
34 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
189 days
137 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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431 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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: 
December 1 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
14 days
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John McPherson
Kentville
148 days
246 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
154 days
605 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
238 days
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
288 days
196 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
299 days
240 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
431 days
735 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
456 days
412 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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292 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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81 days
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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
8 days
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
50 days
60 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
60 days
262 days
John McPherson
Kentville
87 days
155 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
109 days
110 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
146 days
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
150 days
607 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
166 days
246 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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79 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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47 days
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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 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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