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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 ?
246 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
641 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
40 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
246 days
477 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
696 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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
7 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
113 days
93 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
413 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
John McPherson
Kentville
144 days
348 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
156 days
605 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
190 days
292 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
299 days
309 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
377 days
196 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
431 days
714 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
456 days
412 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
---
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
---
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
Eric Howatt
Kentville
23 days
79 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
56 days
238 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
73 days
40 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
84 days
110 days
John McPherson
Kentville
103 days
163 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
168 days
608 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
206 days
308 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
---
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
---
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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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