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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 ?
257 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
349 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
165 days
144 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
122 days
269 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
91 days
387 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
271 days
367 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
327 days
358 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
505 days
359 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
215 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
122 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
127 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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
55 days
52 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
67 days
50 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
49 days
140 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
75 days
122 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
69 days
140 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
73 days
144 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
101 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
36 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
92 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
100 days
146 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
236 days
130 days
John McPherson
Kentville
131 days
258 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
148 days
273 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
224 days
203 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
166 days
374 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
382 days
172 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
295 days
471 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
601 days
196 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
434 days
405 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
665 days
295 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
590 days
617 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
William K Beveridge
Kentville
182 days
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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
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
31 days
66 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
64 days
50 days
John McPherson
Kentville
49 days
65 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
55 days
71 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
69 days
93 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
75 days
96 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
62 days
119 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
120 days
68 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
104 days
128 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
85 days
159 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
74 days
180 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
50 days
248 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
William K Beveridge
Kentville
93 days
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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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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