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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 ?
120 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
205 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
54 days
247 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
114 days
162 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
179 days
118 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
264 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
66 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
27 days
77 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
32 days
120 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
96 days
47 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
55 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
51 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: 
July 1 2017 - June 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
31 days
100 days
Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
114 days
185 days
Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
169 days
142 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
257 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Archibald D Morrison
Bridgewater
---
---
Ian W Ross
Kentville
---
143 days
Susan Bourque
New Waterford
---
95 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
15 days
67 days
Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
52 days
136 days
Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
82 days
47 days
Horacio Yepes
Sydney
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
54 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Archibald D Morrison
Bridgewater
---
---
Ian W Ross
Kentville
---
80 days
Susan Bourque
New Waterford
---
51 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: 
July 1 2017 - June 30 2018
Next Update: 
August 2018
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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