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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 ?
260 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
553 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
83 days
303 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
163 days
306 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
299 days
483 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
273 days
599 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
55 days
153 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
144 days
202 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
205 days
358 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
173 days
507 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 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
286 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
---
---
Megan Gillis
Kentville
240 days
401 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
77 days
300 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
420 days
599 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
191 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
---
---
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
---
---
Megan Gillis
Kentville
185 days
278 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
54 days
152 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
173 days
506 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 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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