Topics menu

Email
Print

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 ?
456 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
147 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
64 days
148 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
130 days
606 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---

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 Timesort descending
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
18 days
53 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
73 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
60 days
134 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---

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 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
60 days
124 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
164 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
228 days
196 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
61 days
243 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
Megan Gillis
Kentville
---
408 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
130 days
615 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
120 days
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
---
Allison Tucker
Windsor
35 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 Timesort descending
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
18 days
63 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
19 days
66 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
21 days
93 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
94 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
63 days
96 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
20 days
111 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
73 days
136 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
---
188 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
41 days
200 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
93 days
---
Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
---
Allison Tucker
Windsor
21 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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 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.

Wait Times

Reduce your wait time

Not all wait times are the same, and you may reduce your wait time for health care services. Explore options and talk to your doctor or nurse practitioner.

Find out more

Talk to your doctor

Wait time information can help you and your doctor make informed decisions. Find wait times and share the numbers with your healthcare provider.

Talking tips