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Knee Replacement

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery replaces the knee joint with an artificial joint. The wait time shown is for patients who had their first knee replacement.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
431 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
709 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
253 days
543 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
371 days
1002 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
388 days
731 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
392 days
370 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
574 days
533 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
122 days
153 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
131 days
140 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
162 days
574 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
164 days
299 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
176 days
231 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Faith Dodd
Sydney
134 days
218 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
134 days
664 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
166 days
716 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
175 days
287 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
196 days
491 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
203 days
173 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
226 days
1434 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
235 days
371 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
248 days
253 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
256 days
597 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
265 days
204 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
279 days
533 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
328 days
461 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
355 days
980 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
358 days
648 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
376 days
357 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
377 days
884 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
447 days
1013 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
510 days
586 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
650 days
330 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
790 days
700 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
917 days
572 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
1016 days
987 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
1070 days
316 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
1070 days
316 days
David Wilson
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
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
37 days
170 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
72 days
566 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
74 days
632 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
82 days
169 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
87 days
113 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
95 days
127 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
97 days
866 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
100 days
315 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
101 days
146 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
110 days
163 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
113 days
292 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
142 days
161 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
142 days
661 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
151 days
843 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
160 days
254 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
175 days
186 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
180 days
112 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
183 days
400 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
260 days
82 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
260 days
82 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
274 days
336 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
296 days
553 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
307 days
451 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
329 days
291 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
364 days
401 days
David Wilson
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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 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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