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.
Wait times
50%
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
360 days
|
445 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
216 days
|
218 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
186 days
|
52 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
160 days
|
138 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
91 days
|
310 days
|
90%
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
629 days
|
494 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
408 days
|
651 days
|
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital |
378 days
|
184 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
377 days
|
1139 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
236 days
|
233 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| David A O'Brien | Dartmouth |
503 days
|
377 days
|
| Michael Gross | Halifax |
364 days
|
267 days
|
| Michelle Arakgi | Kentville |
354 days
|
99 days
|
| Megan Gillis | Kentville |
244 days
|
382 days
|
| Andrew Hayward | New Glasgow |
239 days
|
103 days
|
| Dennis Todd Boudreau | New Glasgow |
214 days
|
51 days
|
| Thomas Duncan Smith | Dartmouth |
211 days
|
164 days
|
| Tahmir H. El-Tahan | New Glasgow |
202 days
|
223 days
|
| Jennifer Laura Leighton | Dartmouth |
186 days
|
63 days
|
| Donald M Brien | Sydney |
149 days
|
235 days
|
| Michelle E O'Neill | Sydney |
145 days
|
121 days
|
| Gregory Clarke | Kentville |
144 days
|
619 days
|
| Faith Dodd | Sydney |
134 days
|
93 days
|
| Nadia L Murphy | Kentville |
126 days
|
343 days
|
| Stanislaus Sequeira | New Glasgow |
125 days
|
602 days
|
| Eric Howatt | Kentville |
124 days
|
601 days
|
| Ross K Leighton | Halifax |
112 days
|
353 days
|
| Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad | New Glasgow |
102 days
|
93 days
|
| Richard Hurley | Dartmouth |
75 days
|
83 days
|
| Christopher Glen Richardson | Halifax |
64 days
|
926 days
|
| William K Beveridge | Kentville |
62 days
|
497 days
|
| Nathan Alexander Urquhart | Dartmouth |
49 days
|
157 days
|
| Brendan O'Neill | Dartmouth |
28 days
|
114 days
|
| David Wilson | Halifax | --- |
56 days
|
90%
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Laura Leighton | Dartmouth |
1063 days
|
172 days
|
| Thomas Duncan Smith | Dartmouth |
650 days
|
402 days
|
| David A O'Brien | Dartmouth |
629 days
|
603 days
|
| Ross K Leighton | Halifax |
434 days
|
799 days
|
| Nadia L Murphy | Kentville |
431 days
|
463 days
|
| Michelle Arakgi | Kentville |
415 days
|
159 days
|
| Michael Gross | Halifax |
406 days
|
402 days
|
| Megan Gillis | Kentville |
391 days
|
584 days
|
| Gregory Clarke | Kentville |
372 days
|
745 days
|
| Andrew Hayward | New Glasgow |
362 days
|
184 days
|
| Dennis Todd Boudreau | New Glasgow |
333 days
|
139 days
|
| Faith Dodd | Sydney |
315 days
|
267 days
|
| Donald M Brien | Sydney |
291 days
|
524 days
|
| Tahmir H. El-Tahan | New Glasgow |
251 days
|
383 days
|
| Nathan Alexander Urquhart | Dartmouth |
197 days
|
293 days
|
| Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad | New Glasgow |
197 days
|
147 days
|
| Michelle E O'Neill | Sydney |
178 days
|
212 days
|
| Stanislaus Sequeira | New Glasgow |
160 days
|
824 days
|
| Richard Hurley | Dartmouth |
147 days
|
190 days
|
| William K Beveridge | Kentville |
132 days
|
714 days
|
| Eric Howatt | Kentville |
129 days
|
633 days
|
| Christopher Glen Richardson | Halifax |
113 days
|
1523 days
|
| Brendan O'Neill | Dartmouth |
92 days
|
493 days
|
| David Wilson | Halifax | --- |
112 days
|
Wait Times Trends
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.