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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 ?
219 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
414 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
73 days
335 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
129 days
364 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
146 days
495 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
113 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
27 days
162 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
21 days
205 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
142 days
127 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
126 days
152 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
129 days
180 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
228 days
118 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
159 days
270 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
129 days
374 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
297 days
498 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
146 days
687 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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327 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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391 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
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
20 days
91 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
67 days
63 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
78 days
80 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
91 days
68 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
29 days
135 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
68 days
107 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
60 days
204 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
150 days
208 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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136 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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120 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
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 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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