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Knee Scope

Service/Procedure Summary

Knee arthroscopy is when a special camera called an endoscope is inserted inside the knee to check for problems. Surgery is often done at the same time as the arthroscopy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
283 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
232 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
78 days
145 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
223 days
146 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
290 days
192 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
254 days
249 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
295 days
242 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
468 days
208 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
253 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
136 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
25 days
57 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
36 days
60 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
38 days
92 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
70 days
66 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
91 days
134 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
195 days
109 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
132 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
46 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John McPherson
Kentville
70 days
111 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
78 days
145 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
56 days
186 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
147 days
103 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
148 days
103 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
77 days
179 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
232 days
45 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
87 days
197 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
149 days
141 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
94 days
227 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
184 days
161 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
84 days
312 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
328 days
80 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
349 days
145 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
205 days
295 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
352 days
219 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
385 days
199 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
289 days
348 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
56 days
1164 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
---
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
214 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
328 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
135 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
262 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
---
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
260 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
---
---

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
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
23 days
33 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
16 days
48 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
33 days
34 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
31 days
55 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
81 days
18 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
42 days
66 days
John McPherson
Kentville
48 days
68 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
49 days
70 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
82 days
46 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
70 days
66 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
78 days
63 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
34 days
118 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
95 days
60 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
28 days
136 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
38 days
131 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
133 days
46 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
92 days
100 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
130 days
83 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
172 days
94 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
---
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
---
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
150 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
113 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
99 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
74 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
---
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
147 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
---
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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 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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