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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 ?
125 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
621 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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91 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
98 days
494 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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905 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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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68 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
41 days
211 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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612 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
245 days
337 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
251 days
273 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
134 days
552 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
70 days
103 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
559 days
673 days
John McPherson
Kentville
144 days
366 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
379 days
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
186 days
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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---
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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
125 days
200 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
83 days
130 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
64 days
356 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
22 days
68 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
127 days
515 days
John McPherson
Kentville
125 days
316 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
51 days
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
133 days
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
---
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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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 2019
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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