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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 ?
47 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
286 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
86 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
43 days
78 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
64 days
94 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
82 days
84 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
55 days
345 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
174 days
998 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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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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778 days

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)
12 days
23 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
13 days
26 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
13 days
33 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
32 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
33 days
78 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
24 days
157 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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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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72 days

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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
43 days
48 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
27 days
65 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
34 days
84 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
43 days
78 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
82 days
64 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
22 days
136 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
41 days
168 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
174 days
998 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
73 days
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Jean-Charles Doucet
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
14 days
19 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
20 days
15 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
8 days
28 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
13 days
23 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
11 days
25 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
12 days
33 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
20 days
30 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
35 days
163 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
57 days
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
---
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Jean-Charles Doucet
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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 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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