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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 ?
39 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
173 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
170 days
285 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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110 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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127 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)
16 days
102 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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67 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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100 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 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
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Catherine M Coady
Halifax
215 days
480 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
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111 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
64 days
127 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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209 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
189 days
291 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
72 days
165 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
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Catherine M Coady
Halifax
20 days
96 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
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63 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
26 days
50 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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76 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
55 days
89 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
12 days
46 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 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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