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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 ?
92 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
386 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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542 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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189 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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83 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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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138 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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82 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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50 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2020

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
97 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
92 days
369 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
191 days
515 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
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174 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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224 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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Eric Howatt
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
Donald M Brien
Sydney
32 days
50 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
59 days
39 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
49 days
56 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
30 days
207 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
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78 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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80 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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Eric Howatt
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: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Next Update: 
January 2020
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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