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 50% of people served within? 46days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 72days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	28 days	39 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	63 days	23 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	77 days	52 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	83 days	77 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	67 days	106 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	83 days	157 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	156 days	151 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	224 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	---
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	120 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	89 days	78 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	119 days	50 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	85 days	85 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	249 days	138 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	179 days	247 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	400 days	280 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	343 days	359 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	268 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	---
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	220 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad	New Glasgow	32 days	27 days
Brendan O'Neill	Dartmouth	24 days	38 days
Johnny Rayes	Sydney	23 days	39 days
Michelle Arakgi	Kentville	39 days	30 days
Christy McKinnon	Sydney	30 days	45 days
Allison Tucker	Windsor	43 days	46 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart	Dartmouth	50 days	74 days
Douglas A Legay	Dartmouth	70 days	66 days
Stanislaus Sequeira	New Glasgow	103 days	71 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan	New Glasgow	85 days	94 days
William K Beveridge	Kentville	69 days	120 days
Megan Gillis	Kentville	99 days	91 days
Eric Howatt	Kentville	80 days	133 days
Nadia L Murphy	Kentville	112 days	123 days
Catherine M Coady	Halifax	96 days	183 days
Gregory Clarke	Kentville	188 days	109 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton	Dartmouth	336 days	82 days
David A O'Brien	Dartmouth	426 days	200 days
Andrew Hayward	New Glasgow	---	112 days
Benjamin Orlik	Halifax	---	---
David Wilson	Halifax	---	---
Dennis Todd Boudreau	New Glasgow	168 days	---
Edward Hewins	Kentville	---	136 days
Horacio Yepes	Truro	---	50 days
Ivan Wong	Halifax	---	246 days
John McPherson	Kentville	---	---
Karl John Logan	Halifax	---	230 days
Luke Edward Gauthier	Halifax	---	---
Michael Gross	Halifax	---	---
Michael Paul Biddulph	Halifax	---	155 days
Ross K Leighton	Halifax	---	---

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Christy McKinnon	Sydney	50 days	76 days
Johnny Rayes	Sydney	50 days	85 days
Michelle Arakgi	Kentville	144 days	59 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad	New Glasgow	132 days	83 days
Allison Tucker	Windsor	159 days	94 days
Stanislaus Sequeira	New Glasgow	136 days	142 days
William K Beveridge	Kentville	129 days	168 days
Douglas A Legay	Dartmouth	91 days	244 days
Megan Gillis	Kentville	240 days	149 days
Brendan O'Neill	Dartmouth	286 days	105 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart	Dartmouth	277 days	214 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan	New Glasgow	337 days	175 days
Eric Howatt	Kentville	216 days	317 days
Catherine M Coady	Halifax	192 days	388 days
Gregory Clarke	Kentville	302 days	338 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton	Dartmouth	514 days	202 days
Nadia L Murphy	Kentville	454 days	297 days
David A O'Brien	Dartmouth	610 days	403 days
Andrew Hayward	New Glasgow	---	217 days
Benjamin Orlik	Halifax	---	---
David Wilson	Halifax	---	---
Dennis Todd Boudreau	New Glasgow	262 days	---
Edward Hewins	Kentville	---	199 days
Horacio Yepes	Truro	---	255 days
Ivan Wong	Halifax	---	359 days
John McPherson	Kentville	---	---
Karl John Logan	Halifax	---	307 days
Luke Edward Gauthier	Halifax	---	---
Michael Gross	Halifax	---	---
Michael Paul Biddulph	Halifax	---	310 days
Ross K Leighton	Halifax	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2021 Jul-Sep	46	168	72	197
2021 Oct-Dec	44	189	67	253
2022 Jan-Mar	54	245	89	256
2022 Apr-Jun	50	341	86	276
2022 Jul-Sep	49	339	86	253
2022 Oct-Dec	66	357	91	288
2023 Jan-Mar	75	366	109	297
2023 Apr-Jun	70	181	74	249
2023 Jul-Sep	62	249	78	236

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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Knee Scope

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times Trends

Knee Scope

Service/Procedure Summary

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