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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 ?
220 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
361 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
57 days
238 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
107 days
94 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
130 days
115 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
153 days
230 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
162 days
511 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
254 days
305 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
302 days
217 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
306 days
636 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
213 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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
34 days
104 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
61 days
33 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
69 days
37 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
76 days
108 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
85 days
155 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
91 days
102 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
134 days
187 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
135 days
126 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
106 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
12 days
---
Allison Tucker
Windsor
49 days
71 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
62 days
123 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
112 days
147 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
114 days
117 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
152 days
588 days
John McPherson
Kentville
162 days
230 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
312 days
266 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
332 days
652 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
431 days
386 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
512 days
608 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
589 days
482 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
371 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
472 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
522 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
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
7 days
---
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
20 days
47 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
25 days
54 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
59 days
184 days
John McPherson
Kentville
62 days
81 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
63 days
55 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
64 days
169 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
70 days
116 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
72 days
91 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
73 days
109 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
102 days
110 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
126 days
154 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
322 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
68 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
---
347 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 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
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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