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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 ?
143 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
338 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
102 days
52 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
112 days
100 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
106 days
128 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
137 days
274 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
119 days
366 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
125 days
378 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
125 days
384 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
296 days
593 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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204 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
49 days
54 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
47 days
62 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
66 days
44 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
50 days
90 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
46 days
117 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
48 days
125 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
92 days
141 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
78 days
175 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
112 days
109 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
133 days
134 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
129 days
177 days
John McPherson
Kentville
121 days
302 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
336 days
169 days
Douglas A Legay
Windsor
257 days
316 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
101 days
543 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
259 days
398 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
337 days
402 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
818 days
264 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
460 days
928 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
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
28 days
50 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
45 days
63 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
68 days
43 days
John McPherson
Kentville
50 days
69 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
51 days
90 days
Douglas A Legay
Windsor
83 days
85 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
52 days
130 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
81 days
134 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
51 days
229 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
90 days
191 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
196 days
164 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
59 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: 
March 1 2018 - February 28 2019
Next Update: 
April 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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