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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 ?
77 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
345 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
28 days
124 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
111 days
812 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
49 days
97 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
186 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
30 days
487 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
69 days
519 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
190 days
143 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
24 days
28 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
30 days
236 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
21 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
67 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
21 days
215 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
11 days
37 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
51 days
86 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
28 days
124 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
143 days
812 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
73 days
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
49 days
97 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
27 days
37 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
328 days
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
41 days
139 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
49 days
56 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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535 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
30 days
445 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
69 days
387 days
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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
24 days
28 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
31 days
383 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
57 days
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
11 days
25 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
12 days
18 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
275 days
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
20 days
15 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
21 days
21 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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263 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
26 days
277 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
13 days
26 days
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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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