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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 ?
63 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
266 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
56 days
67 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
121 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
62 days
190 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
190 days
186 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
45 days
374 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
128 days
513 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
251 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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
11 days
21 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
15 days
23 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
27 days
35 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
30 days
92 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
38 days
126 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
62 days
190 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
68 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
43 days
65 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
41 days
72 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
49 days
69 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
56 days
67 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
62 days
118 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
32 days
262 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
32 days
374 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
128 days
529 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
73 days
---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
73 days
---
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
334 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
140 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---

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
10 days
15 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
17 days
16 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
14 days
23 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
13 days
27 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
25 days
20 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
27 days
35 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
11 days
120 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
84 days
410 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
57 days
---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
45 days
---
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
89 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
68 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 2020
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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