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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 ?
185 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)
146 days
270 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
36 days
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
41 days
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
60 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
38 days
29 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
21 days
67 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
33 days
127 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
27 days
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
27 days
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
45 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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
56 days
41 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
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Blair Williams
Sydney
82 days
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
270 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
---

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
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
---
Blair Williams
Sydney
26 days
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
196 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
---

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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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