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Ankle - Arthroscopy

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery in which a special camera called an endoscope is inserted through a small cut in the skin called a port, to examine or repair tissues inside the shoulder.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
463 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
324 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
463 days
672 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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168 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
304 days
170 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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72 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
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joel Morash
Halifax
319 days
170 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Christy McKinnon
Sydney
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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672 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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joel Morash
Halifax
295 days
87 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Christy McKinnon
Sydney
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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317 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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