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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 ?
61 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
176 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
86 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
22 days
131 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
145 days
94 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
99 days
216 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
61 days
309 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
336 days
84 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
174 days
1062 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
12 days
19 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
12 days
23 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
15 days
32 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
10 days
40 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
26 days
64 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
46 days
81 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
20 days
150 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
23 days
61 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
25 days
65 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
65 days
48 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
42 days
83 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
47 days
82 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
22 days
131 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
26 days
136 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
178 days
998 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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148 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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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
Glace Bay
12 days
19 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
9 days
23 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
8 days
29 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
13 days
24 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
21 days
17 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
11 days
32 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
10 days
40 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
29 days
152 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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120 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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