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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 ?
184 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
523 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
79 days
105 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
230 days
66 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
142 days
314 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
184 days
424 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
85 days
630 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
261 days
525 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
226 days
797 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
93 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
233 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
37 days
29 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
44 days
35 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
67 days
60 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
57 days
124 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
64 days
135 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
73 days
239 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
40 days
313 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
73 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
154 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 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
100 days
110 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
125 days
158 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
156 days
187 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
230 days
190 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
301 days
180 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
188 days
314 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
345 days
330 days
John McPherson
Kentville
306 days
413 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
217 days
653 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
623 days
363 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
203 days
797 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
388 days
1079 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
788 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
150 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
---

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
28 days
29 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
64 days
43 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
66 days
60 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
57 days
78 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
57 days
87 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
46 days
124 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
107 days
90 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
83 days
151 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
89 days
173 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
96 days
169 days
John McPherson
Kentville
70 days
204 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
42 days
289 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
363 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
92 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 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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