The wait time data provided here are for scheduled tests, treatments and services only. Patients who require emergency care are not placed on a wait list.

Knee Replacement

Knee replacements are performed in the Prairie Mountain Health, Southern Health-Santé Sud and Winnipeg regional health authorities. Ask your surgeon where you are having your knee replacement surgery.

What is Knee Replacement Surgery?

Knee replacement surgery removes a damaged joint and replaces it with an artificial/prosthetic joint.


Knee Replacement Wait Times
Regional Health Authority
Facility
Median Wait Time
(in weeks)
Prairie Mountain Health Brandon Regional Health Centre 42
Southern Health-Santé Sud Boundary Trails Health Centre 35
Winnipeg Concordia Hospital
Grace Hospital
24 (all facilities)

Data for January 2024

Median wait time: The point at which half the patients have had their treatment, and the other half are still waiting. For example, if a median wait time is 4 weeks, this means that half of the patients waited less than 4 weeks, and half waited more than 4 weeks. The median is another way of reflecting what a "typical" patient might have experienced in that time period. Unlike the average, the median is not generally influenced by one or two very unusual cases (long or short), and is therefore more stable over time.

Knee Replacement Surgeries Performed
Regional Health Authority
Facility
Total
 (per month)
2023/2024
Fiscal Year to Date1
2022/2023
Fiscal Year1
Prairie Mountain Health
Brandon Regional Health Centre 25 355 560
Southern Health-Santé Sud Boundary Trails Health Centre 43 378 347
Winnipeg Concordia Hospital
Grace Hospital
197 (all facilities) 2,300 (all facilities) 2,207 (all facilities)
Manitoba Total 265 3,033 3,114

Data for January 2024

1 Fiscal year is April to March.


Knee Replacement Surgeries Waiting
Regional Health Authority
Facility
Total Number Waiting
Prairie Mountain Health Brandon Regional Health Centre 262
Southern Health-Santé Sud Boundary Trails Health Centre 144
Winnipeg Concordia Hospital & Grace Hospital 1,531
Manitoba Total 1,937

Data for January 2024


A wait list is a list of individuals who are waiting for a special medical or diagnostic service. Only suitable patients who have consented to receive the service are placed on a wait list. Patients who are not ready for the service, such as those who need time in pre-habilitation or may be recommended for other treatment options, are not placed on a wait list. Patients who have not consented to the service do not go on a wait list. Patients who are determined by their care provider to be an emergency are also not put on a wait list.