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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 ?
219 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
618 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
127 days
117 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
72 days
272 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
57 days
305 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
91 days
288 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
222 days
225 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
267 days
423 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
239 days
1359 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
243 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
359 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
45 days
72 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
58 days
72 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
49 days
103 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
55 days
141 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
160 days
101 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
61 days
212 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
49 days
714 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
98 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
162 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
102 days
223 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
171 days
173 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
92 days
254 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
241 days
178 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
204 days
222 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
163 days
264 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
182 days
271 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
231 days
328 days
John McPherson
Kentville
194 days
368 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
232 days
331 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
329 days
419 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
237 days
595 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
415 days
1000 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
366 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
357 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
40 days
51 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
46 days
61 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
18 days
107 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
41 days
91 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
49 days
98 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
101 days
57 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
52 days
119 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
123 days
70 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
58 days
137 days
John McPherson
Kentville
64 days
154 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
80 days
212 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
49 days
283 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
195 days
140 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
117 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
147 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
144 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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