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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 ?
474 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
685 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
225 days
380 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
246 days
609 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
363 days
681 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
589 days
488 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
422 days
1372 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
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
152 days
127 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
148 days
134 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
152 days
161 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
177 days
469 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
101 days
625 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 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
239 days
240 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
148 days
168 days
Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
161 days
514 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
139 days
1569 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
575 days
599 days
David Wilson
Halifax
---
121 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
265 days
167 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
188 days
504 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
371 days
647 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
197 days
267 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
421 days
800 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
1070 days
316 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
1098 days
240 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
363 days
700 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
328 days
449 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
525 days
1145 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
178 days
267 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
917 days
556 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
256 days
597 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
248 days
371 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
134 days
641 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
447 days
1013 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
254 days
980 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
502 days
389 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
650 days
330 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
98 days
733 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
185 days
154 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
78 days
119 days
Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
38 days
168 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
87 days
926 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
373 days
306 days
David Wilson
Halifax
---
73 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
177 days
97 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
118 days
293 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
334 days
567 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
113 days
120 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
168 days
639 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
260 days
82 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
259 days
74 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
308 days
433 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
215 days
310 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
120 days
550 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
144 days
148 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
298 days
383 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
72 days
566 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
107 days
154 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
78 days
127 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
189 days
435 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
131 days
720 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
177 days
263 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
177 days
190 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
56 days
640 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 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 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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