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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 ?
56 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
193 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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444 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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57 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
136 days
100 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
95 days
340 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
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179 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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271 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
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32 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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56 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
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Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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265 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
112 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
42 days
102 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
110 days
60 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
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59 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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113 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
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21 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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36 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
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Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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198 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
19 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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