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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 ?
330 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
344 days
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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)
259 days
288 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
559 days
332 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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469 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
66 days
79 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
67 days
211 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
179 days
185 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
201 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: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
133 days
147 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
182 days
136 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
59 days
344 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
436 days
233 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
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Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
315 days
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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492 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
---
---
William K Beveridge
Kentville
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367 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
59 days
72 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
78 days
87 days
Gerald P Reardon
Halifax
48 days
202 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
93 days
200 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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---
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
---
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
John McPherson
Kentville
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
232 days
---
Michael Gross
Halifax
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
272 days
Thomas Duncan Smith
Halifax
---
---
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2018 - November 30 2019
Next Update: 
January 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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