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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 ?
99 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
216 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
42 days
85 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
43 days
94 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
88 days
152 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
88 days
176 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
485 days
203 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
148 days
549 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
178 days
1257 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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
9 days
26 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
13 days
25 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
22 days
51 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
45 days
41 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
51 days
57 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
64 days
140 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
30 days
200 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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 2022 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
42 days
48 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
25 days
65 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
119 days
83 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
50 days
166 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
62 days
177 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
88 days
152 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
42 days
549 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
243 days
1372 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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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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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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105 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
Glace Bay
9 days
26 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
14 days
24 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
14 days
25 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
8 days
33 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
26 days
20 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
20 days
28 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
22 days
50 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
49 days
296 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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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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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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20 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 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
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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