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Salivary Gland Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to repair or remove the salivary glands in the mouth.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
135 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
191 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
56 days
41 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
82 days
109 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
183 days
402 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
135 days
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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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
38 days
29 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
17 days
56 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
33 days
99 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
49 days
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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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
56 days
41 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
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109 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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270 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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
38 days
29 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
75 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
---
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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191 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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