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Head and Neck Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery of the head and neck.

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Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
75 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
373 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
31 days
54 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
80 days
16 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
42 days
105 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
64 days
196 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
41 days
269 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
82 days
487 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
131 days
812 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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345 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
21 days
5 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
13 days
23 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
18 days
20 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
26 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
23 days
67 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
13 days
82 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
37 days
171 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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78 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
31 days
54 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
42 days
44 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
46 days
61 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
19 days
97 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
65 days
55 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
65 days
55 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
77 days
93 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
439 days
291 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
100 days
861 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
73 days
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
104 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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720 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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582 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
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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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
14 days
20 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
20 days
15 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
20 days
15 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
18 days
20 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
8 days
33 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
20 days
25 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
20 days
27 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
32 days
64 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
37 days
232 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
57 days
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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49 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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269 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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450 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
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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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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