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Patella Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery on the knee cap.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
294 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
312 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
294 days
312 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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380 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
93 days
143 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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214 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
294 days
175 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
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Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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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 Time
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
95 days
130 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
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Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Ross K Leighton
Halifax
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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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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