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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 ?
64 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
284 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
29 days
124 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
49 days
162 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
190 days
186 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
43 days
335 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
30 days
445 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
111 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
15 days
21 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
9 days
27 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
26 days
30 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
40 days
117 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
18 days
179 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
16 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
43 days
48 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
42 days
56 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
29 days
124 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
51 days
143 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
34 days
237 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
63 days
249 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
73 days
---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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---
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
445 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
284 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
408 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
658 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
9 days
15 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
17 days
15 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
14 days
22 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
14 days
27 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
25 days
20 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
26 days
30 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
57 days
---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
---
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
277 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
106 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
162 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
394 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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