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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 ?
160 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
359 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
110 days
154 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
151 days
314 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
106 days
359 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
161 days
424 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
140 days
505 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
152 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
45 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
245 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
35 days
50 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
58 days
93 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
49 days
114 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
61 days
124 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
90 days
164 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
94 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
27 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
84 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 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
50 days
48 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
151 days
101 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
78 days
214 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
227 days
200 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
307 days
152 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
182 days
415 days
John McPherson
Kentville
302 days
399 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
232 days
622 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
500 days
363 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
217 days
762 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
209 days
956 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
732 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
184 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
24 days
29 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
38 days
42 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
28 days
61 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
86 days
39 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
70 days
77 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
103 days
46 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
68 days
102 days
John McPherson
Kentville
57 days
128 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
57 days
153 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
76 days
164 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
47 days
195 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
256 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
51 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 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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