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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 ?
236 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
401 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
177 days
337 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
164 days
401 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
238 days
377 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
383 days
295 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
454 days
284 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
129 days
1051 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
220 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
254 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
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
62 days
93 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
53 days
158 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
60 days
266 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
114 days
212 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
59 days
281 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
132 days
258 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
138 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
79 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: 
August 1 - October 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
97 days
217 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
94 days
254 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
184 days
173 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
228 days
142 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
243 days
179 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
182 days
271 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
182 days
295 days
John McPherson
Kentville
173 days
401 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
232 days
403 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
259 days
384 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
288 days
391 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
285 days
574 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
270 days
643 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
366 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
357 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
149 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
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
22 days
68 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
45 days
57 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
40 days
65 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
46 days
61 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
43 days
104 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
49 days
108 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
49 days
124 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
61 days
128 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
127 days
71 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
149 days
50 days
John McPherson
Kentville
56 days
159 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
56 days
187 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
90 days
197 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
141 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
153 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
89 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 2021 - October 31 2022
Next Update: 
December 2022
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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