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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 ?
558 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
668 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
194 days
368 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
927 days
325 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
576 days
840 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
72 days
118 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
120 days
80 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
96 days
136 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eric Howatt
Kentville
121 days
325 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
558 days
144 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
318 days
896 days
Christy McKinnon
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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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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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
Eric Howatt
Kentville
55 days
123 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
421 days
51 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
80 days
668 days
Christy McKinnon
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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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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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 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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