Knee Replacement

• N.S. surgeon performs first robot-assisted hip replacement in Canada

  Dartmouth General Hospital unveiled new technology that it hopes will ease surgical wait times and assist patients through hip and knee replacements.

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  Jan 13, 2023
  
• Manitoba man travels overseas for knee surgery, bills province for cost

  Max Johnson was tired of waiting for elective knee surgery, so he travelled to Lithuania to get the procedure done right away and has invoiced the province for the cost.

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  Nov 19, 2021
  
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• ‘It was like getting my life back:’ New knee replacement protocol helps patients go home sooner

  A new knee-replacement surgery technique in Calgary is seeing patients experiencing less pain, and getting out of the hospital on the same day

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  Oct 1, 2019
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• Wait times for hip and knee procedures on the rise in Alberta

  It's taking longer for hip and knee replacement surgeries to get done in Alberta, according to a Canadian Institute for Health Information report .

  Health

  Apr 12, 2018
• Manitobans face some of the longest waits for surgery in Canada

  A new report shows Manitobans are waiting longer for joint replacement and cataract surgeries.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2018
• NSHA has filled only 3 of the 8 medical positions it announced 6 months ago

  Only three of the eight positions that Health Minister Randy Delorey  announced on Oct. 13 as part of a $6.4-million plan to meet national wait time standards have been filled,

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2018
• Winnipeg man frustrated after knee surgery cancelled just 12 hours in advance

  A Winnipeg man is left searching for answers after his knee replacement surgery was cancelled only 12 hours before it was supposed to start.

  Jan 9, 2018
• NSHA yet to post jobs for new orthopedic surgeons, anaesthetists announced in October

  One new orthopedic surgeon and one new anesthetist are expected for both Valley Regional Hospital and Aberdeen Hosptial while the Dartmouth General/Halifax Infirmary is to be allocated two each. 

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  Jan 9, 2018
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• Albertans waiting longer for cataract surgery than 4 years ago: report

  Just 58 per cent of Albertans waiting for cataract surgery are getting their procedure done within the medically accepted wait time of 112 days.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2017
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• NS residents, opposition parties concerned with knee, hip surgery wait times

  People in the province needing a hip replacement can expect to wait 750 days while a knee replacement can take 800 days

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2017