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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 ?
435 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
337 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
169 days
203 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
209 days
336 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
295 days
311 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
575 days
337 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
442 days
491 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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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
116 days
99 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
116 days
184 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
98 days
206 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
155 days
199 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
258 days
266 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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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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
153 days
203 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
60 days
316 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
216 days
328 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
203 days
366 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
492 days
504 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
70 days
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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
97 days
99 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
52 days
182 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
155 days
200 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
180 days
296 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
349 days
268 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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John McPherson
Kentville
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
26 days
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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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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