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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 ?
106 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
177 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
91 days
79 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
133 days
198 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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97 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
50 days
43 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
63 days
108 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
33 days
94 days
Susan Bourque
New Waterford
91 days
115 days
Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
133 days
192 days
Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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49 days
John McPherson
Kentville
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Joel Powell
Bridgewater
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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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
6 days
45 days
Susan Bourque
New Waterford
56 days
42 days
Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
89 days
125 days
Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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33 days
John McPherson
Kentville
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Joel Powell
Bridgewater
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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