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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 ?
315 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
345 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
135 days
189 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
206 days
252 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
319 days
350 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
84 days
93 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
41 days
211 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
187 days
179 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
96 days
189 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
59 days
241 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
74 days
252 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
326 days
114 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
319 days
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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282 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
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322 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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
67 days
93 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
50 days
131 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
33 days
226 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
188 days
102 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
232 days
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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233 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
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207 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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 2020
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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