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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
102 days
109 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
97 days
189 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
184 days
422 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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195 days
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
7 days
30 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
59 days
80 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
69 days
125 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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83 days
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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
61 days
100 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
50 days
148 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
89 days
133 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
102 days
220 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
48 days
285 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
104 days
230 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
158 days
206 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
193 days
422 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
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
32 days
30 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
13 days
49 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
55 days
54 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
40 days
70 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
28 days
98 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
66 days
74 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
34 days
132 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
66 days
123 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
138 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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