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Knee Scope with ACL Repair

Service/Procedure Summary

During this procedure, the ligament in the centre of the knee is replaced with a new ligament (the Anterior cruciate ligament).

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
113 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
258 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
97 days
251 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
114 days
422 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
24 days
36 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
41 days
134 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
69 days
148 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
42 days
178 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
113 days
175 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
97 days
250 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
158 days
206 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
104 days
282 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
184 days
424 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
286 days
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Ivan Wong
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
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
8 days
43 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
36 days
43 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
21 days
106 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
40 days
94 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
28 days
107 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
61 days
76 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
56 days
128 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
218 days
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Ivan Wong
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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 2019
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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