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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 ?
308 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
305 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
196 days
147 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
291 days
288 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
559 days
236 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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421 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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283 days
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
67 days
79 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
37 days
194 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
182 days
176 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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192 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
272 days
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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
133 days
189 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
122 days
236 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
59 days
341 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
315 days
114 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
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John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
315 days
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Michael Gross
Halifax
---
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
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Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
---
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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
65 days
85 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
48 days
160 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
140 days
72 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
22 days
200 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
232 days
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Michael Gross
Halifax
---
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
---
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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211 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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