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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 ?
341 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
359 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
153 days
107 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
236 days
344 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
559 days
367 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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469 days
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
67 days
68 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
93 days
211 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
177 days
185 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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244 days
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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
133 days
198 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
132 days
263 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
60 days
344 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
42 days
367 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
436 days
233 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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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
315 days
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Michael Gross
Halifax
---
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
623 days
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Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
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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
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
66 days
60 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
78 days
117 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
55 days
162 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
146 days
189 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
33 days
330 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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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
210 days
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Michael Gross
Halifax
---
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
472 days
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Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
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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 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 2019
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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