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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 ?
64 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
200 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
56 days
71 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
74 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
133 days
490 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
282 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
42 days
154 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
60 days
334 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
62 days
85 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
39 days
186 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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
28 days
35 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
52 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
55 days
188 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
68 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
24 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
32 days
92 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
12 days
14 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
23 days
136 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
56 days
71 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
133 days
529 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
200 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
39 days
72 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
282 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
140 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
24 days
162 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
35 days
106 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
42 days
182 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
60 days
374 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
49 days
288 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Blair Williams
Sydney
43 days
45 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---

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
28 days
35 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
68 days
385 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
116 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
12 days
33 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
76 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
68 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
13 days
23 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
15 days
20 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
18 days
20 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
23 days
145 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
31 days
89 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Blair Williams
Sydney
10 days
12 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---

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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
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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