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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 ?
147 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
182 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
49 days
87 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
62 days
153 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
212 days
125 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
237 days
174 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
147 days
387 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
155 days
380 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
95 days
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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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
26 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
13 days
56 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
42 days
45 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
28 days
61 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
29 days
76 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
34 days
74 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
20 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
44 days
39 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
33 days
52 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
49 days
58 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
49 days
83 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
36 days
128 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
78 days
114 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
95 days
174 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
229 days
64 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
177 days
173 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
351 days
174 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
188 days
400 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
345 days
427 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
155 days
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
44 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
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
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
12 days
22 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
14 days
27 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
14 days
30 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
22 days
27 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
12 days
38 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
11 days
46 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
28 days
60 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
18 days
90 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
43 days
165 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
211 days
35 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
50 days
225 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
41 days
261 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
34 days
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
21 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 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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