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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 ?
85 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
450 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
31 days
124 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
143 days
812 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
345 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
49 days
139 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
82 days
535 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
80 days
16 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
64 days
387 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
328 days
269 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
20 days
29 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
37 days
195 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
67 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
23 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
29 days
233 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
21 days
5 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
42 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
45 days
82 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
31 days
124 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
73 days
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
268 days
861 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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67 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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---
John D Stein
Halifax
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---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
328 days
720 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
---
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
42 days
48 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
41 days
83 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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---
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
77 days
79 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
28 days
97 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
582 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
346 days
445 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
69 days
221 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
20 days
29 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
57 days
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
43 days
458 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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48 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
275 days
286 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
---
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
13 days
21 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
19 days
25 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
21 days
22 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
9 days
33 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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468 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
35 days
161 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
19 days
15 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 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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