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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 ?
203 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
399 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
88 days
50 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
146 days
140 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
141 days
164 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
203 days
296 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
56 days
568 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
260 days
693 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
480 days
557 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
486 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
30 days
23 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
67 days
34 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
59 days
50 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
47 days
103 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
69 days
107 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
63 days
113 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
43 days
149 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
126 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
100 days
62 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
87 days
175 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
133 days
158 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
231 days
180 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
268 days
175 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
177 days
296 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
207 days
301 days
John McPherson
Kentville
306 days
402 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
500 days
363 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
239 days
630 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
225 days
735 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
223 days
1037 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
732 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
150 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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
26 days
29 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
57 days
44 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
47 days
60 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
76 days
43 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
47 days
85 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
53 days
84 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
71 days
77 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
79 days
114 days
John McPherson
Kentville
55 days
139 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
79 days
146 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
83 days
169 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
42 days
234 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
285 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
78 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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