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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 ?
388 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
675 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
119 days
245 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
414 days
387 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
333 days
677 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
394 days
1051 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
646 days
1228 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
81 days
94 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
156 days
227 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
119 days
319 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
121 days
391 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
269 days
411 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 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
138 days
127 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
143 days
176 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
172 days
238 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
126 days
342 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
261 days
281 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
125 days
434 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
186 days
455 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
301 days
367 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
317 days
374 days
John D Amirault
Halifax
282 days
442 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
388 days
452 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
305 days
625 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
325 days
607 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
512 days
422 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
247 days
834 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
336 days
767 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
555 days
573 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
554 days
633 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
399 days
802 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
735 days
611 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
139 days
1372 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
928 days
1036 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
Faith Dodd
Sydney
71 days
57 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
87 days
57 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
77 days
116 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
95 days
180 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
143 days
141 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
88 days
229 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
71 days
279 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
212 days
170 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
119 days
266 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
249 days
141 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
126 days
274 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
209 days
213 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
136 days
320 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
161 days
331 days
John D Amirault
Halifax
217 days
288 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
125 days
517 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
231 days
437 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
259 days
419 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
195 days
493 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
77 days
623 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
211 days
502 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
68 days
1070 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 2016 - April 30 2017
Next Update: 
June 2017
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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