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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 ?
133 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
240 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
133 days
134 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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240 days
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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
66 days
95 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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124 days
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: 
June 1 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
68 days
131 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
72 days
165 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
71 days
194 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
189 days
230 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
170 days
295 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
42 days
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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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
Dartmouth
12 days
46 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
18 days
54 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
22 days
85 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
39 days
80 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
79 days
143 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
35 days
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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Ivan Wong
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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