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Knee Replacement Revision

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery replaces a previously implanted artificial knee joint with a new one.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
756 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
148 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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69 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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148 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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
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49 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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98 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
January 1 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
96 days
383 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
46 days
802 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
810 days
223 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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207 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
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223 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
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175 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
---
Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
---
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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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
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
38 days
111 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
35 days
195 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
302 days
39 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
---
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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127 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
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18 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
---
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
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60 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
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Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
---
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 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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