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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 ?
224 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
373 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
63 days
113 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
88 days
132 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
69 days
313 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
259 days
143 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
312 days
155 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
112 days
568 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
498 days
378 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
296 days
686 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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255 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
50 days
70 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
55 days
65 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
44 days
88 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
50 days
100 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
45 days
125 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
61 days
136 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
68 days
177 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
67 days
197 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
128 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 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
818 days
396 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
309 days
112 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
405 days
335 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
273 days
364 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
260 days
379 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
108 days
116 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
405 days
1036 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
128 days
543 days
John McPherson
Kentville
125 days
302 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
150 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
118 days
134 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
208 days
166 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
220 days
261 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
68 days
59 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
76 days
134 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
84 days
80 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
49 days
139 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
64 days
52 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
109 days
242 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
53 days
181 days
John McPherson
Kentville
53 days
80 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
56 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
28 days
50 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
60 days
91 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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