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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 ?
131 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
253 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
78 days
147 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
61 days
170 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
164 days
67 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
182 days
179 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
188 days
225 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
167 days
340 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
179 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
23 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
15 days
28 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
36 days
37 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
49 days
48 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
33 days
162 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
113 days
150 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
49 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
60 days
53 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
56 days
86 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
80 days
147 days
Robert D Hart
Halifax
90 days
170 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
131 days
163 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
190 days
174 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
41 days
367 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
188 days
225 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
99 days
340 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
188 days
302 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
44 days
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
26 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
182 days
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
317 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
---

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
16 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
11 days
22 days
Robert D Hart
Halifax
20 days
20 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
21 days
22 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
17 days
27 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
39 days
39 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
45 days
150 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
151 days
54 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
113 days
150 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
22 days
332 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
22 days
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
19 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
86 days
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
65 days
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
---

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 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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