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Hip Arthroscopy

Service/Procedure Summary

Examination or repair of the hip using a special small camera called an arthroscope that is inserted into the body through a small incision called a port.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
292 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
781 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
248 days
314 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
244 days
1702 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
218 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
1835 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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
48 days
118 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
78 days
264 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
174 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
369 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: 
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
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
69 days
279 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
263 days
327 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
330 days
327 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
464 days
1717 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
218 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
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
71 days
98 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
42 days
131 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
61 days
149 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
97 days
296 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
174 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: 
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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