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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 ?
179 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
389 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
179 days
732 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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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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185 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)
127 days
132 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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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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92 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
61 days
99 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
64 days
110 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
113 days
129 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
139 days
169 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
228 days
161 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
136 days
663 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
35 days
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
81 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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119 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
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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
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
19 days
37 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
20 days
62 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
16 days
76 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
58 days
69 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
75 days
85 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
52 days
201 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
22 days
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
73 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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108 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
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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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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