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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 ?
682 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
979 days
862 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
406 days
274 days
Kentville
Valley Regional 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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
42 days
258 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
222 days
239 days
Kentville
Valley Regional 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 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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997 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
408 days
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
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John McPherson
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
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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311 days
Eric Howatt
Kentville
303 days
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
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John McPherson
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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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