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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...New Brunswick Target
BathurstChaleur Regional Hospital70 day(s)178 day(s)
BathurstAcadie-Bathurst Ophthalmology Centre  
CampbelltonCampbellton Regional Hospital45 day(s)142 day(s)
DieppeSurgiCentre Moncton Inc  
EdmundstonEdmundston Regional Hospital185 day(s)342 day(s)
EdmundstonEdmundston Surgical Centre  
FrederictonDr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital160 day(s)457 day(s)
FrederictonFredericton Surgical Center  
Grand FallsGrand Falls General Hospital  
MiramichiMiramichi Regional Hospital306 day(s)391 day(s)
MiramichiMiramichi Cataract Surgical Center  
MonctonDr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre359 day(s)512 day(s)
MonctonMoncton Hospital181 day(s)259 day(s)
OromoctoOromocto Public Hospital  
QuispamsisSouthern NB Surgical Centre Inc  
SackvilleSackville Memorial Hospital  
Saint JohnSt. Joseph's Hospital280 day(s)387 day(s)
Saint JohnSaint John Regional Hospital270 day(s)387 day(s)
SussexSussex Health Centre  
WatervilleUpper River Valley Hospital127 day(s)193 day(s)
Province-wideAll Facilities178 day(s)396 day(s)


Wait times above are for surgeries completed from October 2025 to December 2025. 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.

The length of time you wait for surgery is affected by a number of reasons including patient, physician, hospital or system factors. For more information visit: Frequently Asked Questions - Surgical Wait Time in New Brunswick (gnb.ca)

*Please note that some specialties, procedures and surgeons may present with longer wait times as specialists work towards completing those waiting the longest.

*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 January 19, 2026. This website is updated on a quarterly basis; the next update will take place in April 2026.
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