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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 ?
216 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
406 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
112 days
81 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
205 days
132 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
139 days
291 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
186 days
270 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
220 days
540 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
349 days
548 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
466 days
725 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
103 days
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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
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
32 days
71 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
83 days
33 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
70 days
60 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
64 days
101 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
76 days
117 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
79 days
140 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
129 days
217 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
69 days
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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: 
August 1 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
62 days
71 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
383 days
522 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
131 days
111 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
476 days
343 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
502 days
482 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
431 days
378 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
108 days
116 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
332 days
652 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
153 days
588 days
John McPherson
Kentville
148 days
235 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
472 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
82 days
113 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
299 days
255 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
625 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
Windsor
22 days
55 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
196 days
341 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
80 days
74 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
59 days
128 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
94 days
103 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
54 days
170 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
60 days
55 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
110 days
143 days
J Andrew I Trenholm
Halifax
56 days
180 days
John McPherson
Kentville
57 days
74 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
71 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
28 days
47 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
55 days
103 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
359 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 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 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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