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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 ?
756 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
152 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
756 days
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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116 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
341 days
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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89 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
46 days
802 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
96 days
279 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
756 days
223 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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221 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
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Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
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175 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
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Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
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223 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
30 days
213 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
57 days
111 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
287 days
18 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
---
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
---
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
---
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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173 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
---
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
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Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
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60 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
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Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
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18 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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