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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
112 days
79 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
194 days
289 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
362 days
343 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
270 days
576 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
494 days
361 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
769 days
501 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
191 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
102 days
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
191 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
62 days
41 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
42 days
74 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
58 days
122 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
64 days
147 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
112 days
210 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
220 days
203 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
108 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
74 days
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
122 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
86 days
58 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
64 days
105 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
103 days
116 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
139 days
111 days
John McPherson
Kentville
126 days
230 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
299 days
255 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
131 days
582 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
405 days
343 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
383 days
396 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
458 days
366 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
503 days
460 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
332 days
751 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
262 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
25 days
48 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
21 days
56 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
63 days
57 days
John McPherson
Kentville
56 days
80 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
76 days
75 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
48 days
105 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
77 days
87 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
67 days
134 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
50 days
151 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
53 days
196 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
108 days
190 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
196 days
264 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
53 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
365 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 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 2019
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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