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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 ?
166 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
334 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
73 days
52 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
93 days
87 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
138 days
274 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
150 days
325 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
131 days
384 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
112 days
419 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
312 days
537 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
98 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
62 days
43 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
64 days
44 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
57 days
64 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
50 days
82 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
57 days
85 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
103 days
117 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
77 days
170 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
42 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
893 days
264 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
336 days
169 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
292 days
440 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
273 days
315 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
356 days
398 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
124 days
109 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
460 days
828 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
105 days
489 days
John McPherson
Kentville
112 days
314 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
262 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
239 days
142 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
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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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
183 days
159 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
43 days
66 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
83 days
148 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
88 days
85 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
57 days
121 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
68 days
43 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
100 days
214 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
51 days
238 days
John McPherson
Kentville
50 days
77 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
63 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
36 days
57 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
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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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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