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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 ?
242 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
300 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
217 days
146 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
222 days
294 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
231 days
360 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
284 days
308 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
251 days
364 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
531 days
197 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
272 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
61 days
42 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
98 days
69 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
138 days
81 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
98 days
181 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
123 days
225 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
171 days
181 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
193 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
70 days
135 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
115 days
132 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
141 days
141 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
121 days
161 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
138 days
155 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
82 days
226 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
211 days
113 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
109 days
219 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
87 days
260 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
177 days
197 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
141 days
234 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
217 days
167 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
84 days
309 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
132 days
305 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
208 days
231 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
195 days
281 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
284 days
361 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
210 days
687 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
987 days
315 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
245 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
---
259 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
196 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
254 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
---
201 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
299 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
153 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
416 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
---
---
Ross K Leighton
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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
32 days
23 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
21 days
62 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
49 days
39 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
54 days
42 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
55 days
47 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
40 days
64 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
56 days
51 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
39 days
93 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
33 days
127 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
60 days
111 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
32 days
143 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
98 days
108 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
43 days
169 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
72 days
150 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
52 days
212 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
164 days
118 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
52 days
231 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
134 days
226 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
267 days
125 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
153 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
---
160 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
138 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
80 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
---
32 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
234 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
92 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
120 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
---
---
Ross K Leighton
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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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