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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
78 days
148 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
93 days
414 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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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
29 days
53 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
104 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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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: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
35 days
52 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
78 days
141 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
61 days
243 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
161 days
196 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
113 days
251 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
104 days
314 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
139 days
397 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
93 days
598 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
97 days
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Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
164 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
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408 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
Allison Tucker
Windsor
21 days
32 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
19 days
51 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
20 days
63 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
13 days
109 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
20 days
152 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
80 days
98 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
73 days
151 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
38 days
191 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
72 days
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Ivan Wong
Halifax
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80 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
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189 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
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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