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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 ?
84 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
198 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
28 days
74 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
128 days
490 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
282 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
54 days
153 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
177 days
288 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
67 days
125 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
49 days
371 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
29 days
39 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
52 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
48 days
183 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
107 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
15 days
31 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
34 days
92 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
12 days
19 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
14 days
136 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 2019 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
56 days
71 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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---
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
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---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
128 days
529 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
35 days
262 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
46 days
65 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
43 days
174 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
215 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
393 days
427 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
35 days
74 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
237 days
---
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
70 days
288 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Blair Williams
Sydney
65 days
81 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
127 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
29 days
39 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
23 days
458 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
12 days
29 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
16 days
35 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
23 days
26 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
193 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
29 days
147 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
12 days
42 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
33 days
---
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
37 days
118 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Blair Williams
Sydney
10 days
13 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
73 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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 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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