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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 ?
355 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
311 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
193 days
48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
62 days
402 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
270 days
272 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
379 days
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
198 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
141 days
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
66 days
42 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
82 days
92 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
39 days
183 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
136 days
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
106 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
92 days
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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: 
March 1 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 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
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
57 days
133 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
122 days
100 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
87 days
147 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
257 days
285 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
135 days
582 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
357 days
450 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
475 days
473 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
---
371 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
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
8 days
32 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
18 days
55 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
26 days
51 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
78 days
36 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
57 days
92 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
75 days
109 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
120 days
111 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
65 days
172 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
64 days
181 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
125 days
195 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
342 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
101 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
322 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 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 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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