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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 ?
155 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
266 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
66 days
83 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
57 days
224 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
212 days
143 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
351 days
172 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
147 days
392 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
188 days
493 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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)
14 days
26 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
58 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
13 days
73 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
30 days
58 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
33 days
96 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
59 days
72 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin Corsten
Halifax
32 days
51 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
66 days
82 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
40 days
189 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
113 days
143 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
212 days
90 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
53 days
273 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
155 days
183 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
229 days
125 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
95 days
373 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
351 days
174 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
188 days
493 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
309 days
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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44 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Jasmijn Herruer
Halifax
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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392 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
44 days
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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
21 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
13 days
27 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
12 days
30 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
21 days
34 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
30 days
56 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
10 days
79 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
43 days
74 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
34 days
96 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
70 days
165 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
211 days
52 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
67 days
323 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
33 days
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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22 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Jasmijn Herruer
Halifax
---
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
221 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
14 days
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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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 2019
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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