Wait Time - Surgical Wait Time in New Brunswick


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In New Brunswick, surgical wait time begins when you and your surgeon determine you need surgery and you are ready to receive the surgery. The wait time ends when your surgery is performed.

The wait times on this page provide you with information on how long you might wait for surgery. If you have questions about your wait time, please contact the access management office at the facility where your surgery will be done. If you have concerns about the length of time you have been waiting, please contact your family physician or your surgeon to discuss further options.

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Knee replacement, Province-wide
Surgical procedure involving the surgeon cutting away damaged bone and cartilage from the thighbone, shinbone and kneecap, and replacing it with an artificial joint (prostheses).
CommunityHospital5 out of 10 surgeries were completed within...9 out of 10 surgeries were completed within...National benchmark
BathurstChaleur Regional Hospital283 day(s)449 day(s)
BathurstAcadie-Bathurst Ophthalmology Centre  
CampbelltonCampbellton Regional Hospital111 day(s)204 day(s)
EdmundstonEdmundston Regional Hospital132 day(s)303 day(s)
FrederictonDr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital271 day(s)449 day(s)
FrederictonFredericton Surgical Center  
Grand FallsGrand Falls General Hospital  
MiramichiMiramichi Regional Hospital394 day(s)698 day(s)
MiramichiMiramichi Cataract Surgical Center  
MonctonDr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre184 day(s)357 day(s)
MonctonMoncton Hospital357 day(s)673 day(s)
OromoctoOromocto Public Hospital  
SackvilleSackville Memorial Hospital  
Saint JohnSt. Joseph's Hospital191 day(s)327 day(s)
Saint JohnSaint John Regional Hospital230 day(s)348 day(s)
SussexSussex Health Centre  
WatervilleUpper River Valley Hospital146 day(s)225 day(s)
Province-wideAll Facilities222 day(s)450 day(s)


Please note: data from January – March 2020 onwards should be viewed with caution as wait times have been directly impacted due to COVID-19.

Wait times above are for surgeries completed from July 2023 to September 2023. Wait times are calculated from the date that the patient and physician agree to the surgery and the patient is ready to receive it to the date of the completion of surgery and are collected through the Surgical Access Registry. These statistics do not include emergency surgeries. Timeframes during which the patient was not available to have surgery are excluded from the wait time calculations.

*For privacy concerns, some data is not shown because of low volumes.

Information in the Surgical Access Registry comes directly from facilities throughout NB. The accuracy of the registry is entirely dependent on the data submitted by the facilities. The Department of Health assumes no liability for the hospital information.

Website data was last updated on October 16, 2023. This website is updated on a quarterly basis; the next update will take place in January 2024.
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