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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 ?
196 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
304 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
265 days
131 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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474 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
116 days
112 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
109 days
80 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
56 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
74 days
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: 
November 1 2020 - October 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
265 days
106 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
---
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
63 days
Susan Bourque
Sydney
116 days
114 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
139 days
80 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
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Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
40 days
Susan Bourque
Sydney
51 days
38 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: 
November 1 2020 - October 31 2021
Next Update: 
December 2021
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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