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Cost of Surgeries and Implants

Dave Body made this Official Information request to Canterbury District Health Board

The request was successful.

From: Dave Body

Dear Canterbury District Health Board,

I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following information:

1. The total number of hemipelvectomies performed by the CDHB over the last 5 years and (i) the total cost of those surgeries and (ii) the total rehabilitation costs to date associated with those surgeries;

2. The total number of pelvic restoration surgeries performed by the CDHB over the last 5 years (for example due to osteosarcoma, motor vehicle accident trauma and the like) where those surgeries used custom implants and (i) the total cost of those surgeries and (ii) the total cost of the custom implants used in those surgeries; and

3. The total number of (i) spinal fusions and (ii) spinal fusions using anterior lumbar inter-body fusion (ALIF) devices for each of the last 5 years by the CDHB and (iii) the total cost of those surgeries for each year and (iv) the total cost of the ALIF devices for each year.

Yours faithfully,
Dave Body

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From: Natasha Capon
Canterbury District Health Board

I am on annual leave until Tuesday 11 February. If you need anything
urgently please forward to [email address].

 

If you are sending something for the CEO Update please contact
[email address].

 

Thank you.

 

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From: Wayne Turp
Canterbury District Health Board

Dear Mr. Body,

Thank you for your request on the number and cost hemipelvectomies, pelvic
restoration, and spinal surgeries performed by CDHB over the last 5
years. 

 

A response is in preparation but will take further time to complete. We
are therefore advising you of our intention to extend the response time by
10 working days in order to complete our information search. A response
will be provided to you no later than 17^th February 2014.

 

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

 

Regards,

 

Wayne Turp

 

Project Specialist - Canterbury & West Coast District Health Boards |
Planning & Funding

Princess Margaret Hospital, PO Box 1600, Christchurch 8140 |

| m 027 2948 994  | t (03) 364 4130 |  f (03) 364 4165 | internal ext
62130 | e: [1][email address]

 

Too brief? Here's why - [2]http://emailcharter.org

 

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From: Kathleen Smitheram
Canterbury District Health Board

I think you mean March Wayne.

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Kathleen

 

From: Wayne Turp
Sent: Monday, 3 March 2014 1:44 p.m.
To: '[OIA #1427 email]'
Cc: John Wilkinson; Petrina Sutherland; Kathleen Smitheram
Subject: OIA request on cost of surgeries and implants

 

Dear Mr. Body,

Thank you for your request on the number and cost hemipelvectomies, pelvic
restoration, and spinal surgeries performed by CDHB over the last 5
years. 

 

A response is in preparation but will take further time to complete. We
are therefore advising you of our intention to extend the response time by
10 working days in order to complete our information search. A response
will be provided to you no later than 17^th February 2014.

 

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

 

Regards,

 

Wayne Turp

 

Project Specialist - Canterbury & West Coast District Health Boards |
Planning & Funding

Princess Margaret Hospital, PO Box 1600, Christchurch 8140 |

| m 027 2948 994  | t (03) 364 4130 |  f (03) 364 4165 | internal ext
62130 | e: [1][email address]

 

Too brief? Here's why - [2]http://emailcharter.org

 

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From: Wayne Turp
Canterbury District Health Board

Wayne Turp would like to recall the message, "OIA request on cost of surgeries and implants".

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From: Wayne Turp
Canterbury District Health Board

Dear Mr. Body,

Thank you for your request on the number and cost hemipelvectomies, pelvic
restoration, and spinal surgeries performed by CDHB over the last 5
years. 

 

A response is in preparation but will take further time to complete. We
are therefore advising you of our intention to extend the response time by
10 working days in order to complete our information search. A response
will be provided to you no later than 17^th March 2014.

 

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

 

Regards,

 

Wayne Turp

 

Project Specialist - Canterbury & West Coast District Health Boards |
Planning & Funding

Princess Margaret Hospital, PO Box 1600, Christchurch 8140 |

| m 027 2948 994  | t (03) 364 4130 |  f (03) 364 4165 | internal ext
62130 | e: [1][email address]

 

Too brief? Here's why - [2]http://emailcharter.org

 

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From: Petrina Sutherland
Canterbury District Health Board

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Dear Mr Body

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request,
as per your email below.

 

Regards

Petrina Sutherland

Personal Assistant to General Manager

Corporate Services, Canterbury DHB

Extn:  62138

DDI: 364 4138

 

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From: Wayne Turp
Sent: Monday, 3 March 2014 1:53 p.m.
To: '[OIA #1427 email]'
Cc: John Wilkinson; Petrina Sutherland; Kathleen Smitheram
Subject: OIA 8923 request on cost of surgeries and implants

 

Dear Mr. Body,

Thank you for your request on the number and cost hemipelvectomies, pelvic
restoration, and spinal surgeries performed by CDHB over the last 5
years. 

 

A response is in preparation but will take further time to complete. We
are therefore advising you of our intention to extend the response time by
10 working days in order to complete our information search. A response
will be provided to you no later than 17^th March 2014.

 

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

 

Regards,

 

Wayne Turp

 

Project Specialist - Canterbury & West Coast District Health Boards |
Planning & Funding

Princess Margaret Hospital, PO Box 1600, Christchurch 8140 |

| m 027 2948 994  | t (03) 364 4130 |  f (03) 364 4165 | internal ext
62130 | e: [2][email address]

 

Too brief? Here's why - [3]http://emailcharter.org

 

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From: Dave Body

Dear Petrina Sutherland,

Thank you very much for responding to my OIA request.

Yours sincerely,

Dave Body

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