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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 ?
490 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
709 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
310 days
87 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
567 days
777 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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
270 days
63 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
250 days
92 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joel Morash
Halifax
490 days
401 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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924 days
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
300 days
38 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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743 days
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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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