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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 ?
122 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
230 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
56 days
342 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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126 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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191 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
18 days
39 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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64 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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42 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
103 days
111 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
85 days
165 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
77 days
196 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
200 days
230 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
104 days
480 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
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79 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
14 days
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Ivan Wong
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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141 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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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
12 days
39 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
28 days
47 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
43 days
62 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
73 days
91 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
39 days
126 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
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58 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
6 days
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Ivan Wong
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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79 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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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 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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