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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 ?
156 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
352 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
79 days
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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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
44 days
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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
92 days
204 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
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Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
60 days
691 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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275 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
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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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
44 days
134 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
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Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
40 days
180 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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240 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
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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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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