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Foot - Bunionectomy

Service/Procedure Summary

The removal of a bunion, a deformity of the big toe.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
555 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
406 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
249 days
368 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
927 days
325 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
525 days
826 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
80 days
104 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
96 days
102 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
102 days
226 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eric Howatt
Kentville
121 days
325 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
555 days
273 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
524 days
870 days
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eric Howatt
Kentville
82 days
184 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
400 days
43 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
80 days
826 days
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 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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