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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 ?
91 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
183 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
28 days
74 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
45 days
82 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
62 days
149 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
155 days
101 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
94 days
182 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
65 days
282 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
237 days
179 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
91 days
400 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
19 days
19 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
30 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
52 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
27 days
40 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
33 days
66 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
13 days
90 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
37 days
79 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
17 days
136 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin Corsten
Halifax
34 days
59 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
49 days
58 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
45 days
82 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
64 days
77 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
65 days
98 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
87 days
174 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
35 days
262 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
70 days
288 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
351 days
125 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
54 days
529 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
345 days
427 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
183 days
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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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
351 days
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
215 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
12 days
19 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
12 days
29 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
22 days
23 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
15 days
31 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
12 days
39 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
27 days
39 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
28 days
39 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
33 days
89 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
36 days
147 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
134 days
55 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
49 days
380 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
96 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
8 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
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
47 days
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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155 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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