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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 ?
331 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
371 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
51 days
150 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
89 days
128 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
194 days
313 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
264 days
266 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
499 days
183 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
270 days
576 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
494 days
361 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
769 days
477 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
28 days
76 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
50 days
74 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
55 days
69 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
52 days
108 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
66 days
140 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
68 days
147 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
38 days
209 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
70 days
231 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Truro
104 days
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Catherine M Coady
Halifax
818 days
396 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
140 days
111 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
340 days
281 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
480 days
419 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
331 days
366 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
102 days
116 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
416 days
928 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
139 days
576 days
John McPherson
Kentville
140 days
272 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
129 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
89 days
132 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
299 days
255 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
371 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Truro
23 days
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Catherine M Coady
Halifax
220 days
264 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
69 days
63 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
70 days
98 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
88 days
89 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
47 days
140 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
63 days
57 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
118 days
183 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
52 days
189 days
John McPherson
Kentville
58 days
83 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
56 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
23 days
49 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
54 days
111 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
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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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Next Update: 
August 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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