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Knee Replacement

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery replaces the knee joint with an artificial joint. The wait time shown is for patients who had their first knee replacement.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
589 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
666 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
236 days
375 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
246 days
578 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
373 days
669 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
644 days
549 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
297 days
1366 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
150 days
116 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
165 days
114 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
125 days
164 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
65 days
493 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
310 days
425 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 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David Wilson
Halifax
164 days
73 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
148 days
168 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
253 days
167 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
178 days
267 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
239 days
240 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
225 days
282 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
248 days
371 days
Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
146 days
549 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
126 days
641 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
236 days
539 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
328 days
461 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
113 days
733 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
256 days
597 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
502 days
427 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
373 days
648 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
364 days
694 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
215 days
980 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
601 days
637 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
421 days
843 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
447 days
856 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
1098 days
224 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
1070 days
316 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
957 days
434 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
979 days
556 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
525 days
1145 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
110 days
1569 days
Michelle Arakgi
Yarmouth
415 days
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David Wilson
Halifax
49 days
45 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
78 days
99 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
80 days
116 days
Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
37 days
165 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
113 days
118 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
106 days
150 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
174 days
90 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
142 days
139 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
259 days
72 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
260 days
82 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
194 days
150 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
182 days
204 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
130 days
293 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
199 days
245 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
215 days
301 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
202 days
383 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
187 days
437 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
72 days
566 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
120 days
546 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
63 days
638 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
388 days
329 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
309 days
435 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
168 days
638 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
125 days
707 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
336 days
567 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
62 days
950 days
Michelle Arakgi
Yarmouth
348 days
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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 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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