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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
108 days
80 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
131 days
98 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
150 days
249 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
145 days
360 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
227 days
372 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
185 days
555 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
154 days
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
113 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
70 days
30 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
50 days
67 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
79 days
58 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
63 days
78 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
63 days
155 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
84 days
160 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
114 days
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
57 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
479 days
264 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
336 days
169 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
259 days
452 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
279 days
276 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
296 days
454 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
117 days
116 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
482 days
828 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
113 days
444 days
John McPherson
Kentville
84 days
282 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
601 days
262 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
239 days
239 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
209 days
170 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
93 days
163 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
31 days
70 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
78 days
160 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
82 days
86 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
55 days
121 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
68 days
39 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
116 days
239 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
56 days
237 days
John McPherson
Kentville
48 days
68 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
566 days
73 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
49 days
68 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
49 days
79 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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