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Head and Neck Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery of the head and neck.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
92 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
392 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
85 days
16 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
28 days
124 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
65 days
139 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
190 days
201 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
69 days
519 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
346 days
456 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
185 days
825 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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273 days
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
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
22 days
5 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
15 days
22 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
19 days
26 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
11 days
42 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
41 days
87 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
26 days
175 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
34 days
270 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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76 days
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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin Corsten
Halifax
38 days
97 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
77 days
68 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
42 days
105 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
28 days
124 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
43 days
139 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
80 days
249 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
346 days
445 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
152 days
825 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
328 days
720 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
73 days
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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535 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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Timothy Brown
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
Blair Williams
North Sydney
19 days
11 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
12 days
21 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
21 days
17 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
12 days
30 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
19 days
26 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
25 days
21 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
29 days
226 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
32 days
394 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
275 days
392 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
57 days
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
398 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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Timothy Brown
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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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