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Meniscectomy

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to remove the meniscus, which is cartilage in the knee.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
240 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
362 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
192 days
362 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley 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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
93 days
174 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley 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: 
April 1 2021 - March 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
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Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
192 days
362 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
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
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Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
105 days
174 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: 
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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