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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 ?
206 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
307 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
96 days
120 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
135 days
118 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
131 days
310 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
398 days
344 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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155 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
52 days
42 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
103 days
106 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
95 days
117 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
99 days
249 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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110 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
57 days
83 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
113 days
71 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
100 days
111 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
100 days
123 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
89 days
162 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
84 days
172 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
94 days
188 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
94 days
196 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
161 days
140 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
89 days
232 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
88 days
259 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
96 days
309 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
124 days
315 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
141 days
316 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
191 days
273 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
244 days
361 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
262 days
674 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
728 days
219 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
---
281 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
245 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
---
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
261 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
590 days
John McPherson
Kentville
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
301 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
160 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
459 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
---
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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
29 days
27 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
15 days
41 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
41 days
42 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
36 days
55 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
52 days
41 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
56 days
41 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
30 days
80 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
60 days
62 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
40 days
84 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
43 days
108 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
32 days
120 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
45 days
122 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
99 days
97 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
48 days
152 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
123 days
118 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
101 days
161 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
52 days
228 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
130 days
226 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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107 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
198 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
---
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
122 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
101 days
John McPherson
Kentville
---
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
210 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
92 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
88 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
---
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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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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