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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 ?
139 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
214 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
101 days
86 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
133 days
104 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
130 days
181 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
154 days
176 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
136 days
300 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
162 days
470 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
113 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
163 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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
22 days
40 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
25 days
46 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
45 days
74 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
56 days
92 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
49 days
107 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
48 days
112 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
56 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
45 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John McPherson
Kentville
60 days
111 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
153 days
74 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
133 days
112 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
123 days
135 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
135 days
145 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
149 days
136 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
181 days
137 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
223 days
103 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
99 days
227 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
90 days
256 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
61 days
301 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
137 days
228 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
236 days
134 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
60 days
328 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
328 days
94 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
208 days
348 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
383 days
300 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
332 days
596 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
56 days
1164 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
---
478 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
---
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
70 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
254 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
328 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
248 days
Olanrewaju Okusanya
Sydney
---
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
---
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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
30 days
27 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
24 days
38 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
17 days
46 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
63 days
43 days
John McPherson
Kentville
49 days
58 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
41 days
68 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
82 days
35 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
56 days
71 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
54 days
75 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
71 days
63 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
61 days
73 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
71 days
64 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
92 days
51 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
76 days
90 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
28 days
146 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
19 days
162 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
38 days
147 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
132 days
151 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
165 days
118 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
---
253 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
---
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
56 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
93 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
87 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
75 days
Olanrewaju Okusanya
Sydney
---
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
---
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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
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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