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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 ?
396 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
745 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
201 days
272 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
381 days
454 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
402 days
459 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
520 days
560 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
288 days
1152 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
97 days
100 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
91 days
186 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
127 days
263 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
96 days
366 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
188 days
293 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: 
January 1 - March 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
197 days
296 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
84 days
161 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
263 days
1494 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
471 days
682 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
454 days
409 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
291 days
309 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
567 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
663 days
745 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
309 days
345 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
152 days
932 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
384 days
629 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
152 days
160 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
510 days
68 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
150 days
210 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
889 days
669 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
2058 days
674 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
207 days
279 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
718 days
386 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
343 days
498 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
584 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
486 days
582 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
524 days
266 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
133 days
401 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
87 days
183 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
18 days
56 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
51 days
1167 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
390 days
312 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
168 days
328 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
169 days
146 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
403 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
107 days
517 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
69 days
121 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
86 days
541 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
150 days
340 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
88 days
87 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
339 days
50 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
91 days
163 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
268 days
198 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
616 days
317 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
158 days
134 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
355 days
335 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
121 days
361 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
307 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
86 days
436 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
175 days
152 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
70 days
274 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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Next Update: 
May 2018
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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