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 ?
289 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
295 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
104 days
167 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
108 days
225 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
154 days
388 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
289 days
253 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
289 days
262 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
604 days
253 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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307 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
38 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
48 days
83 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
67 days
90 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
77 days
134 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
78 days
140 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
124 days
115 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
122 days
183 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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272 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
26 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
107 days
83 days
Kentville
38 days
158 days
Yarmouth
117 days
85 days
Windsor
99 days
172 days
Kentville
127 days
161 days
New Glasgow
191 days
152 days
Dartmouth
130 days
216 days
Sydney
136 days
233 days
Dartmouth
98 days
273 days
New Glasgow
191 days
230 days
New Glasgow
280 days
199 days
Halifax
192 days
301 days
Kentville
336 days
236 days
Dartmouth
277 days
299 days
Kentville
225 days
368 days
Dartmouth
517 days
116 days
Kentville
372 days
319 days
Dartmouth
517 days
182 days
Dartmouth
566 days
523 days
Kentville
855 days
297 days
Halifax
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Dartmouth
76 days
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Halifax
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Sydney
41 days
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Halifax
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New Glasgow
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Halifax
---
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Kentville
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Halifax
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307 days
Halifax
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150 days
Halifax
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255 days
Halifax
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50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
32 days
35 days
Dartmouth
22 days
50 days
New Glasgow
57 days
31 days
Yarmouth
72 days
35 days
Kentville
30 days
95 days
Dartmouth
40 days
90 days
New Glasgow
78 days
58 days
Dartmouth
56 days
88 days
Sydney
40 days
107 days
Kentville
67 days
83 days
New Glasgow
67 days
93 days
Kentville
101 days
95 days
New Glasgow
95 days
106 days
Kentville
85 days
137 days
Kentville
80 days
142 days
Kentville
119 days
121 days
Dartmouth
223 days
54 days
Halifax
99 days
179 days
Dartmouth
231 days
61 days
Dartmouth
351 days
165 days
Halifax
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Dartmouth
21 days
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Halifax
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Sydney
26 days
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Halifax
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New Glasgow
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Halifax
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Kentville
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Halifax
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224 days
Halifax
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122 days
Halifax
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155 days
Halifax
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