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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
82 days
200 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
64 days
663 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
104 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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
19 days
117 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
25 days
156 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
36 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
August 1 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
97 days
83 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
49 days
138 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
77 days
282 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
113 days
251 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
159 days
206 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
112 days
314 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
81 days
576 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
312 days
1060 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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196 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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397 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
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
16 days
54 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
21 days
58 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
47 days
70 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
101 days
87 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
74 days
128 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
82 days
127 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
37 days
189 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
107 days
182 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
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109 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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262 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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 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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