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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 ?
293 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
494 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
76 days
196 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
217 days
310 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
353 days
211 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
400 days
249 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
302 days
494 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
290 days
622 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
269 days
893 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
40 days
50 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
59 days
96 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
112 days
59 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
87 days
205 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
42 days
283 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
71 days
274 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
55 days
299 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
76 days
73 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
125 days
158 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
155 days
179 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
70 days
301 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
243 days
211 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
314 days
180 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
345 days
249 days
John McPherson
Kentville
293 days
350 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
142 days
629 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
207 days
622 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
508 days
599 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
436 days
1051 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
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663 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
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
16 days
30 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
40 days
79 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
50 days
70 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
73 days
78 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
43 days
112 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
79 days
110 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
113 days
111 days
John McPherson
Kentville
54 days
172 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
70 days
167 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
40 days
241 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
136 days
170 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
140 days
175 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
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363 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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99 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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