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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 ?
233 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
484 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
143 days
139 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
224 days
150 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
143 days
294 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
259 days
283 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
508 days
266 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
181 days
614 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
141 days
939 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
45 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
58 days
92 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
105 days
50 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
60 days
99 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
71 days
91 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
62 days
119 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
59 days
183 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
56 days
211 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
31 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
90 days
111 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
142 days
62 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
151 days
101 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
120 days
168 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
239 days
150 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
259 days
160 days
John McPherson
Kentville
237 days
399 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
231 days
424 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
343 days
381 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
151 days
613 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
167 days
619 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
257 days
771 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
788 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
94 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
30 days
33 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
26 days
46 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
28 days
57 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
51 days
34 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
88 days
35 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
75 days
81 days
John McPherson
Kentville
59 days
107 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
72 days
95 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
105 days
84 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
47 days
148 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
52 days
177 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
108 days
170 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
167 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
51 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 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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