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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 ?
211 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
390 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
36 days
64 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
118 days
85 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
168 days
270 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
221 days
217 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
205 days
287 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
251 days
548 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
200 days
640 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
473 days
725 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
213 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
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
20 days
23 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
94 days
22 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
29 days
112 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
77 days
73 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
64 days
100 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
85 days
112 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
83 days
154 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
141 days
168 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
73 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
62 days
71 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
82 days
113 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
111 days
116 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
124 days
177 days
John McPherson
Kentville
148 days
230 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
312 days
266 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
216 days
522 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
174 days
593 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
434 days
384 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
272 days
688 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
476 days
507 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
540 days
482 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
472 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
625 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
Windsor
27 days
48 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
22 days
55 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
62 days
54 days
John McPherson
Kentville
57 days
79 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
55 days
104 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
80 days
88 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
64 days
107 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
91 days
111 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
60 days
169 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
102 days
154 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
56 days
204 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
141 days
341 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
71 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
348 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: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Next Update: 
January 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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