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Knee Scope

Service/Procedure Summary

Knee arthroscopy is when a special camera called an endoscope is inserted inside the knee to check for problems. Surgery is often done at the same time as the arthroscopy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
167 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
196 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
135 days
82 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
128 days
176 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
181 days
202 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
128 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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 Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
88 days
34 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
46 days
129 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
75 days
106 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
71 days
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
March 1 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
49 days
83 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
---
281 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
100 days
59 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
243 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
96 days
220 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
267 days
467 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
---
150 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
89 days
232 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
124 days
352 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
137 days
316 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
210 days
190 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
261 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
94 days
188 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
84 days
167 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
91 days
196 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
101 days
64 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
99 days
57 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
194 days
299 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
74 days
79 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
244 days
295 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
513 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
728 days
219 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
90 days
123 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
84 days
172 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
161 days
128 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
88 days
254 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Tucker
Windsor
29 days
27 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
---
115 days
Bangaradka Radhakrishna Prasad
New Glasgow
51 days
33 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
131 days
Brendan O'Neill
Halifax
43 days
107 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
85 days
132 days
Christopher Glen Richardson
Halifax
---
112 days
Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
---
---
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
59 days
62 days
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
96 days
165 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
48 days
42 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
99 days
85 days
Edward Hewins
Kentville
---
122 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
29 days
79 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
45 days
129 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
33 days
120 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
50 days
38 days
Jennifer Laura Leighton
Halifax
60 days
29 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
77 days
127 days
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
55 days
36 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
125 days
218 days
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
87 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
123 days
115 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
15 days
41 days
Ross K Leighton
Halifax
---
---
Stanislaus Sequeira
New Glasgow
36 days
59 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
40 days
66 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
52 days
172 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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 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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