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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 ?
136 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
593 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
147 days
245 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
94 days
347 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
154 days
534 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
142 days
612 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
234 days
1056 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
68 days
101 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
52 days
172 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
74 days
173 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
55 days
240 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
83 days
486 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 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
177 days
148 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
182 days
124 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
98 days
318 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
365 days
1460 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
129 days
412 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
882 days
439 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
262 days
358 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
143 days
679 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
190 days
210 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
161 days
549 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
162 days
683 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
93 days
229 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
99 days
176 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
212 days
332 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
189 days
232 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
1009 days
431 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
129 days
203 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
1092 days
516 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
303 days
660 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
118 days
347 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
923 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
562 days
685 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
447 days
420 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
99 days
190 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
112 days
550 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
69 days
76 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
52 days
67 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
40 days
189 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
89 days
1112 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
78 days
254 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
72 days
295 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
129 days
211 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
---
Eric Howatt
Kentville
76 days
398 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
29 days
51 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
71 days
260 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
74 days
501 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
44 days
154 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
56 days
86 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
115 days
233 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
132 days
159 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
276 days
231 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
71 days
88 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
196 days
443 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
58 days
315 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
21 days
201 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
326 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
103 days
531 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
36 days
196 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
56 days
130 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
58 days
430 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 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 2020
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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