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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 ?
102 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
256 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
77 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
41 days
97 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
88 days
233 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
88 days
272 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
160 days
549 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
205 days
1257 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
485 days
203 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
11 days
25 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
13 days
24 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
26 days
51 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
30 days
221 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
56 days
178 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
56 days
51 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
321 days
95 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
13 days
47 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
25 days
85 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
45 days
605 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
63 days
183 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
88 days
233 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
119 days
125 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
243 days
1372 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
485 days
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Daniel Keefe
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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166 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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105 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Martin Corsten
Halifax
8 days
35 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
11 days
22 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
13 days
25 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
14 days
23 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
25 days
20 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
26 days
50 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
36 days
486 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
355 days
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Daniel Keefe
Halifax
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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33 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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20 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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