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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 ?
65 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
195 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
59 days
71 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
65 days
118 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
39 days
153 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
49 days
186 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
70 days
288 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
128 days
529 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
282 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
13 days
19 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
30 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
51 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
29 days
35 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
32 days
92 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
18 days
136 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
55 days
185 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
68 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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
36 days
65 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
38 days
72 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
59 days
71 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
62 days
85 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
42 days
182 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
27 days
276 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
49 days
288 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
237 days
179 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
133 days
529 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
393 days
405 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
282 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
127 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
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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
Blair Williams
Sydney
10 days
13 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
12 days
29 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
15 days
30 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
22 days
25 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
12 days
36 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
29 days
35 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
23 days
159 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
35 days
148 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
64 days
150 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
55 days
458 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
45 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
70 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
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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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 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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