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Knee Replacement - Partial

Service/Procedure Summary

The replacement of one part of the knee with an artificial part. Damaged tissue is removed and replaced.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
328 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
566 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
306 days
415 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
231 days
604 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
412 days
811 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
310 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
164 days
199 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
210 days
290 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
157 days
377 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
105 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
126 days
202 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
306 days
415 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
231 days
619 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
412 days
811 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
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Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
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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
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
37 days
149 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
200 days
225 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
222 days
293 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
157 days
405 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
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Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
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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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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