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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 ?
85 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
416 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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515 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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314 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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64 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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207 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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125 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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40 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
96 days
57 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
92 days
95 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
110 days
279 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
344 days
396 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
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125 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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233 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
85 days
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
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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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274 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
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
19 days
46 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
59 days
39 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
59 days
55 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
30 days
84 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
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53 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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122 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
51 days
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
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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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113 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 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 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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