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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 ?
244 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
550 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
356 days
330 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
236 days
572 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
123 days
123 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
149 days
226 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joel Morash
Halifax
175 days
550 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
244 days
572 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
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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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Joel Morash
Halifax
98 days
239 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
212 days
368 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
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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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 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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