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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 ?
95 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
307 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
68 days
77 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
46 days
125 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
95 days
233 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
40 days
331 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
358 days
434 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
205 days
1218 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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172 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
13 days
27 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
13 days
27 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
36 days
39 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
47 days
130 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
19 days
178 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
35 days
183 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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44 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
68 days
47 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
36 days
85 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
42 days
216 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
54 days
223 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
95 days
233 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
336 days
203 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
68 days
549 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
364 days
1372 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Daniel Keefe
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
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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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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
12 days
26 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
17 days
23 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
14 days
27 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
11 days
37 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
26 days
35 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
36 days
39 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
35 days
110 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
128 days
421 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Daniel Keefe
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
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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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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