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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 ?
328 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
125 days
140 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
284 days
181 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
195 days
372 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
239 days
364 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
258 days
438 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
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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205 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
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
32 days
45 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
49 days
60 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
74 days
86 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
167 days
65 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
47 days
199 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
33 days
238 days
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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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
147 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
70 days
150 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
138 days
155 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
120 days
174 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
144 days
155 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
60 days
254 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
109 days
219 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
104 days
225 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
127 days
204 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
217 days
146 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
135 days
234 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
265 days
119 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
156 days
231 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
137 days
276 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
195 days
228 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
166 days
261 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
132 days
328 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
324 days
311 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
318 days
687 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
245 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
84 days
---
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
---
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
205 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
280 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
---
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John McPherson
Kentville
---
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
299 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
153 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
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
21 days
40 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
21 days
44 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
29 days
38 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
53 days
50 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
53 days
50 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
45 days
62 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
27 days
82 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
61 days
50 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
39 days
93 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
61 days
97 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
74 days
85 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
36 days
139 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
54 days
126 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
93 days
89 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
142 days
128 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
40 days
266 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
111 days
209 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
134 days
226 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
198 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
52 days
---
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
98 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
234 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
262 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
68 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
120 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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