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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
47 days
138 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
88 days
615 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
72 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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 Timesort descending
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
18 days
83 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
117 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
45 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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: 
October 1 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
97 days
83 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
49 days
138 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
161 days
196 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
61 days
243 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
113 days
251 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
112 days
314 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
70 days
397 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
159 days
408 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
88 days
598 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
312 days
1060 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Allison Tucker
Windsor
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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 Timesort descending
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
18 days
51 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
17 days
63 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
53 days
71 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
101 days
94 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
82 days
98 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
13 days
126 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
74 days
128 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
14 days
152 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
133 days
189 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
37 days
194 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Allison Tucker
Windsor
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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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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