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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 ?
221 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
657 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
169 days
338 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
161 days
380 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
162 days
515 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
244 days
691 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
292 days
742 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
94 days
65 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
89 days
155 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
117 days
165 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
97 days
235 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
94 days
528 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
370 days
387 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
97 days
217 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
233 days
519 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
366 days
1419 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
149 days
476 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
153 days
456 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
204 days
370 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
243 days
567 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
210 days
267 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
211 days
399 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
270 days
800 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
274 days
357 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
637 days
518 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
125 days
324 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
241 days
1259 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
183 days
261 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
473 days
692 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
373 days
488 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
---
364 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
120 days
498 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
1334 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
771 days
789 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
367 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
214 days
281 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
228 days
726 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
89 days
324 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
69 days
134 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
58 days
241 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
113 days
737 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
75 days
194 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
103 days
328 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
86 days
223 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
139 days
416 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
78 days
57 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
148 days
97 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
152 days
679 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
154 days
224 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
236 days
431 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
88 days
151 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
56 days
551 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
128 days
138 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
348 days
619 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
107 days
234 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
---
288 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
73 days
272 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
372 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
146 days
647 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
300 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
116 days
21 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
178 days
567 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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