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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 ?
401 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
678 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
285 days
292 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
454 days
387 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
342 days
629 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
405 days
958 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
358 days
1191 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
141 days
103 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
112 days
224 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
109 days
301 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
91 days
367 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
315 days
386 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
140 days
127 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
169 days
198 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
158 days
344 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
112 days
392 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
216 days
332 days
Faith Dodd
Inverness
268 days
327 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
268 days
339 days
John D Amirault
Halifax
280 days
442 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
358 days
427 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
427 days
400 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
292 days
607 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
489 days
422 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
313 days
636 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
221 days
891 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
396 days
811 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
554 days
772 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
622 days
766 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
889 days
573 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
99 days
1394 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
1402 days
562 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
928 days
1036 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
2199 days
281 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
Inverness
59 days
62 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
86 days
59 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
79 days
128 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
101 days
151 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
93 days
172 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
72 days
212 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
70 days
272 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
176 days
178 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
90 days
272 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
111 days
282 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
261 days
134 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
133 days
315 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
224 days
232 days
John D Amirault
Halifax
220 days
295 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
169 days
380 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
167 days
402 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
98 days
487 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
257 days
415 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
96 days
602 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
195 days
509 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
394 days
317 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
51 days
1109 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: 
July 1 2016 - June 30 2017
Next Update: 
August 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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