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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 ?
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

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 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

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 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
979 days
556 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
957 days
330 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
512 days
586 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
175 days
287 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
162 days
1667 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
355 days
980 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
612 days
734 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
203 days
173 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
502 days
357 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
117 days
733 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
126 days
664 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
265 days
176 days
David Wilson
Halifax
---
121 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
188 days
451 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
190 days
282 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
385 days
853 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
256 days
597 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
525 days
1090 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
248 days
482 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
319 days
461 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
253 days
253 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
1070 days
316 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
365 days
647 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
1085 days
243 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
448 days
1013 days
Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
154 days
521 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
183 days
389 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Dartmouth
177 days
190 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
365 days
289 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
140 days
151 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
91 days
874 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
150 days
749 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
311 days
438 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
84 days
119 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
141 days
254 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
62 days
636 days
Richard Hurley
Dartmouth
83 days
155 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
190 days
108 days
David Wilson
Halifax
---
73 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
115 days
285 days
Faith Dodd
Sydney
104 days
125 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
148 days
658 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
72 days
566 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
113 days
470 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
107 days
166 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
212 days
336 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
185 days
154 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
260 days
82 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
332 days
567 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Dartmouth
259 days
77 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
264 days
402 days
Brendan O'Neill
Dartmouth
39 days
172 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 2022 - February 28 2023
Next Update: 
April 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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