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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 ?
301 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
385 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
161 days
133 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
379 days
125 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
264 days
385 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
306 days
396 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
126 days
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
112 days
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
134 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
110 days
112 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
124 days
101 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
105 days
122 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
141 days
123 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
51 days
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
64 days
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
123 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
22 days
44 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
42 days
71 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
87 days
147 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
132 days
124 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
114 days
145 days
John McPherson
Kentville
174 days
235 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
243 days
202 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
142 days
582 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
450 days
390 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
337 days
504 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
345 days
635 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
447 days
638 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
466 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
472 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
8 days
31 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
26 days
48 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
21 days
81 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
84 days
36 days
John McPherson
Kentville
62 days
84 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
43 days
112 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
70 days
109 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
119 days
104 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
71 days
172 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
63 days
184 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
139 days
173 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
175 days
141 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
341 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
99 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
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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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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