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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 ?
293 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
383 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
100 days
175 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
177 days
205 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
198 days
251 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
281 days
1079 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
431 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
156 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
578 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
190 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
41 days
100 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
96 days
91 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
70 days
125 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
80 days
198 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
299 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
96 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
240 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
90 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
43 days
118 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
70 days
132 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
142 days
156 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
125 days
205 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
198 days
161 days
John McPherson
Kentville
162 days
302 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
257 days
211 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
321 days
230 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
165 days
496 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
198 days
638 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
443 days
640 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
388 days
736 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
499 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
150 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
---

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
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
13 days
23 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
35 days
41 days
John McPherson
Kentville
44 days
89 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
84 days
53 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
39 days
100 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
41 days
114 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
79 days
113 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
113 days
105 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
74 days
163 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
52 days
206 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
141 days
160 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
138 days
177 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
352 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
100 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
---

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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 2020
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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