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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 ?
785 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
365 days
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Wait Times

90%

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

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
117 days
87 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
304 days
219 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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 2021 - October 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joel Morash
Halifax
332 days
219 days
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
785 days
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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
269 days
75 days
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
446 days
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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 2021 - October 31 2022
Next Update: 
December 2022
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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