Cost of Surgeries and Implants
Dave Body made this Official Information request to Capital and Coast District Health Board
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From: Dave Body
Dear Capital and Coast 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 CCDHB 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 CCDHB 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 CCDHB 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: Matt Paterson [CCDHB]
Capital and Coast District Health Board
Hi Dave,
Your request is acknowledged and will be considered under the terms of
the Official Information Act 1982. A response will be provided to you
within 20 working days.
Best regards,
Matt Paterson
Communications Advisor,
Capital & Coast DHB
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Body [mailto:[OIA #1428 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 2 February 2014 12:47
To: info [CCDHB]
Subject: Official Information Act request - Cost of Surgeries and
Implants
Dear Capital and Coast 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 CCDHB 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 CCDHB 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 CCDHB 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: Holly Busby [CCDHB]
Capital and Coast District Health Board
Dear Dave
Please find attached our response to your emailed Official Information Act
request dated 2nd February 2014.
Kind regards
Holly Busby
Personal Assistant to Delwyn Hunter & John Tait
Surgery, Women and Children's Directorate
Level 4, Clinical Services Block I Wellington Regional Hospital
DDI: +64 4 806 1908 I Fax: +64 4 385 5537 I Internal Extn: 4908
Capital & Coast District Health Board I Private Bag 7902 Wellington
South
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