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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 ?
185 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
571 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
125 days
320 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
313 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
718 days
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
64 days
181 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
246 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
250 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
312 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
185 days
252 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
90 days
356 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
263 days
327 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
328 days
1491 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
313 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
61 days
149 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
67 days
159 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
62 days
215 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
244 days
298 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
246 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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