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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
170 days
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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 Timesort descending
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
25 days
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
January 1 - March 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
47 days
73 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
155 days
122 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
86 days
165 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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209 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
200 days
291 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
251 days
480 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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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
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
12 days
46 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
25 days
47 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
27 days
63 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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63 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
80 days
78 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
25 days
90 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
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Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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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: 
April 1 2021 - March 31 2022
Next Update: 
May 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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