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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 ?
131 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
146 days
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
161 days
131 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
221 days
101 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
169 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
45 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
105 days
80 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
114 days
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
162 days
46 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
52 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
24 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Susan Bourque
Glace Bay
146 days
112 days
Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
---
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
169 days
Joel Powell
Bridgewater
---
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Joel Powell
Bridgewater
---
---

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
Susan Bourque
Glace Bay
70 days
24 days
Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
43 days
Joel Powell
Bridgewater
---
---
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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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