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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 ?
217 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
243 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
84 days
191 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
93 days
184 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
119 days
189 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
217 days
203 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
89 days
372 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
301 days
183 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
285 days
251 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
291 days
456 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
57 days
51 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
33 days
79 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
36 days
80 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
44 days
101 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
33 days
123 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
82 days
83 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
153 days
111 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
207 days
132 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
77 days
132 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
154 days
82 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
86 days
191 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
91 days
187 days
John McPherson
Kentville
133 days
154 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
166 days
136 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
232 days
74 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
116 days
197 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
153 days
170 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
202 days
140 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
130 days
216 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
181 days
242 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
139 days
300 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
207 days
277 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
304 days
276 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
487 days
176 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
---
478 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
428 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
133 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
50 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
246 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
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Michael Gross
Halifax
---
107 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
262 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
---
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
260 days

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
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
64 days
7 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
22 days
50 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
36 days
42 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
38 days
49 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
45 days
46 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
34 days
74 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
43 days
67 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
49 days
74 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
54 days
76 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
38 days
119 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
60 days
120 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
70 days
118 days
John McPherson
Kentville
104 days
104 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
104 days
121 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
168 days
135 days
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
236 days
101 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
---
316 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
101 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
65 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
40 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
83 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
---
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
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Michael Gross
Halifax
---
82 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
93 days
Michelle E O'Neill
Sydney
---
---
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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90 days

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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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