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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 ?
99 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
369 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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361 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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228 days
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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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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130 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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103 days
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: 
August 1 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
92 days
71 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
85 days
79 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
92 days
369 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
141 days
396 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
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166 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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136 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
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76 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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416 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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228 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
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
51 days
39 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
34 days
64 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
48 days
52 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
30 days
130 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
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74 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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75 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
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46 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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123 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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124 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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 2019
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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