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Shoulder Arthroscopy

Service/Procedure Summary

This procedure inserts a special camera called an endoscope through a small cut in the skin to examine or repair tissues inside the shoulder.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
245 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
259 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
85 days
62 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
84 days
285 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
146 days
232 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
125 days
263 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
324 days
171 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
364 days
177 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
234 days
389 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
362 days
330 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
57 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
62 days
28 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
69 days
55 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
71 days
63 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
44 days
133 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
70 days
112 days
Truro
Colchester Regional Hospital
86 days
121 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
193 days
38 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
91 days
155 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
54 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
83 days
93 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
149 days
83 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
172 days
142 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
181 days
202 days
John McPherson
Kentville
138 days
250 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
152 days
253 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
159 days
267 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
224 days
204 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
179 days
552 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
295 days
576 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
364 days
549 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
407 days
781 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
213 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
283 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
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
48 days
30 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
36 days
49 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
49 days
48 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
63 days
82 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
56 days
92 days
John McPherson
Kentville
63 days
90 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
82 days
92 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
60 days
133 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
57 days
153 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
74 days
198 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
110 days
203 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
119 days
277 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
95 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
267 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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