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Bone / Cartilage Graft

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to replace missing cartilage or bone with grafts that can either come from the patient, a donor bank, or are made artificially.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
186 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
288 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
166 days
187 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
260 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
331 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
169 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---

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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
89 days
76 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
240 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
205 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
77 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---

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 Time Surgery Wait Time
James Brady
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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175 days
Joel Powell
Bridgewater
---
---
Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
---
260 days
Susan Bourque
Glace Bay
---
377 days

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 Time Surgery Wait Time
James Brady
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
110 days
Joel Powell
Bridgewater
---
---
Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
---
224 days
Susan Bourque
Glace Bay
---
221 days

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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