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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 ?
112 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
193 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
74 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
49 days
87 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
84 days
139 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
94 days
182 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
212 days
114 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
65 days
387 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
106 days
400 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
351 days
173 days
Bridgewater
South Shore 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 Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
16 days
22 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
28 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
52 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
33 days
51 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
34 days
70 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
40 days
78 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
13 days
107 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
21 days
123 days
Bridgewater
South Shore 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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin Corsten
Halifax
34 days
52 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
49 days
65 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
49 days
82 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
64 days
77 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
67 days
101 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
36 days
139 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
70 days
173 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
95 days
149 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
351 days
125 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
188 days
529 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
345 days
427 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
183 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
32 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
385 days
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Michael Bezuhly
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
Sydney
13 days
22 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
12 days
24 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
23 days
20 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
14 days
29 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
12 days
38 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
17 days
38 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
33 days
42 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
33 days
82 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
38 days
150 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
154 days
52 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
53 days
380 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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96 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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14 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
---
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
47 days
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Michael Bezuhly
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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 2019
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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