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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 ?
145 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
338 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
108 days
76 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
69 days
318 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
145 days
274 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
131 days
384 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
260 days
464 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
206 days
555 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
112 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
75 days
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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
69 days
30 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
46 days
79 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
63 days
67 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
93 days
87 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
57 days
131 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
72 days
183 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
54 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
64 days
---
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: 
October 1 - December 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
119 days
113 days
John McPherson
Bridgewater
88 days
282 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
239 days
142 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
209 days
177 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
336 days
169 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
105 days
444 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
273 days
315 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
277 days
446 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
479 days
264 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
312 days
454 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
601 days
262 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
482 days
828 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
338 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
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
31 days
66 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
42 days
57 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
69 days
39 days
John McPherson
Bridgewater
48 days
65 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
54 days
84 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
82 days
87 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
54 days
121 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
75 days
154 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
93 days
160 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
56 days
237 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
108 days
258 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
566 days
73 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
221 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: 
January 1 2018 - December 31 2018
Next Update: 
February 2019
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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