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Patella Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery on the knee cap.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
406 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
380 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
408 days
286 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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380 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
269 days
97 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
123 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
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: 
March 1 2022 - February 28 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
192 days
362 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
408 days
286 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
380 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
81 days
174 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
229 days
107 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
---
195 days
Michael J Dunbar
Halifax
---
---
Karl John Logan
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: 
March 1 2022 - February 28 2023
Next Update: 
April 2023
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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