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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 ?
460 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
567 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
215 days
272 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
454 days
334 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
576 days
479 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
641 days
539 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
243 days
1212 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
75 days
113 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
152 days
144 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
107 days
244 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
150 days
237 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
116 days
282 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
129 days
167 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
154 days
178 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
154 days
237 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
66 days
371 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
120 days
337 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
204 days
268 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
209 days
279 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
140 days
379 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
258 days
309 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
450 days
140 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
524 days
238 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
308 days
595 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
365 days
545 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
475 days
477 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
386 days
581 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
575 days
414 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
126 days
948 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
475 days
691 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
872 days
384 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
507 days
781 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
288 days
1450 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
560 days
1843 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
767 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
654 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
16 days
36 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
44 days
76 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
53 days
75 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
78 days
86 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
92 days
189 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
96 days
191 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
153 days
134 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
254 days
81 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
63 days
276 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
167 days
175 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
221 days
155 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
234 days
180 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
130 days
314 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
85 days
366 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
95 days
436 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
200 days
337 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
395 days
212 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
112 days
509 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
89 days
575 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
210 days
471 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
389 days
334 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
171 days
1145 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
561 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
322 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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 2018
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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