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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 ?
190 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
244 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort ascending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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228 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
173 days
241 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 ascending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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56 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
111 days
75 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Susan Bourque
Sydney
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244 days
Ian W Ross
Kentville
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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69 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
190 days
317 days
Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
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Louis Bourget
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 Communitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Susan Bourque
Sydney
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44 days
Ian W Ross
Kentville
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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48 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
115 days
78 days
Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
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Louis Bourget
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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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