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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 ?
350 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
160 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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120 days
Kentville
Valley 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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50 days
Kentville
Valley 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: 
December 1 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
57 days
97 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
92 days
369 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
92 days
71 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
191 days
396 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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176 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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228 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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241 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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231 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
---
57 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
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174 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
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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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Donald M Brien
Sydney
32 days
30 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
41 days
235 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
44 days
37 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
51 days
43 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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102 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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124 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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123 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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118 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
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43 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
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93 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
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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 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 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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