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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 ?
90 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
165 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
68 days
70 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
54 days
152 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
90 days
165 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
141 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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
15 days
48 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
31 days
63 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
85 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
106 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
133 days
127 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
129 days
180 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
70 days
295 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
197 days
364 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
146 days
474 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
129 days
587 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
350 days
498 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
364 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
---
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
209 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
---
52 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
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
14 days
58 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
18 days
79 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
61 days
62 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
54 days
85 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
31 days
149 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
44 days
177 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
135 days
105 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
91 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
---
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
105 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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39 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 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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