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 ?
401 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
691 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
364 days
716 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
422 days
1382 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
577 days
488 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
219 days
375 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
253 days
609 days

50%

Community Facilitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
151 days
503 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
79 days
543 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
163 days
190 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
139 days
130 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
150 days
138 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
979 days
556 days
Dartmouth
957 days
330 days
Dartmouth
512 days
586 days
Sydney
175 days
287 days
Halifax
162 days
1667 days
New Glasgow
355 days
980 days
Kentville
612 days
734 days
New Glasgow
203 days
173 days
New Glasgow
502 days
357 days
Kentville
117 days
733 days
Dartmouth
126 days
664 days
New Glasgow
265 days
176 days
Halifax
---
121 days
Sydney
188 days
451 days
Sydney
190 days
282 days
Kentville
385 days
853 days
Dartmouth
256 days
597 days
Halifax
525 days
1090 days
Dartmouth
248 days
482 days
Halifax
319 days
461 days
New Glasgow
253 days
253 days
Dartmouth
1070 days
316 days
Kentville
365 days
647 days
Dartmouth
1085 days
243 days
Halifax
448 days
1013 days
Dartmouth
154 days
521 days

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
183 days
389 days
Dartmouth
177 days
190 days
Dartmouth
365 days
289 days
Sydney
140 days
151 days
Halifax
91 days
874 days
New Glasgow
150 days
749 days
Kentville
311 days
438 days
New Glasgow
84 days
119 days
New Glasgow
141 days
254 days
Kentville
62 days
636 days
Dartmouth
83 days
155 days
New Glasgow
190 days
108 days
Halifax
---
73 days
Sydney
115 days
285 days
Sydney
104 days
125 days
Kentville
148 days
658 days
Dartmouth
72 days
566 days
Halifax
113 days
470 days
Dartmouth
107 days
166 days
Halifax
212 days
336 days
New Glasgow
185 days
154 days
Dartmouth
260 days
82 days
Kentville
332 days
567 days
Dartmouth
259 days
77 days
Halifax
264 days
402 days
Dartmouth
39 days
172 days

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