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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 ?
195 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
720 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
161 days
726 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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690 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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152 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
53 days
369 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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366 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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70 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
586 days
916 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
294 days
596 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
192 days
732 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
489 days
1196 days
John McPherson
Kentville
104 days
412 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
469 days
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
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144 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
157 days
153 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
98 days
567 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
197 days
283 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
62 days
391 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
89 days
692 days
John McPherson
Kentville
35 days
343 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
36 days
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
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75 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
99 days
70 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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