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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 ?
153 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
300 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
65 days
468 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
112 days
298 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
148 days
353 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
184 days
163 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
212 days
223 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
288 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
156 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
41 days
136 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
42 days
78 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
44 days
151 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
46 days
141 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
50 days
57 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
139 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
96 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
90 days
162 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
94 days
174 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
127 days
---
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
140 days
534 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
152 days
381 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
157 days
71 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
167 days
462 days
John McPherson
Kentville
175 days
322 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
182 days
271 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
233 days
415 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
259 days
931 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
260 days
180 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
939 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
107 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
184 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
28 days
62 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
41 days
46 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
46 days
61 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
47 days
169 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
53 days
134 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
54 days
114 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
58 days
61 days
John McPherson
Kentville
59 days
96 days
Daniel McNeil
New Glasgow
82 days
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Ivan Wong
Halifax
110 days
171 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
125 days
41 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
155 days
72 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
167 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
46 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
58 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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