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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 ?
104 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
202 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
56 days
29 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
82 days
109 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
56 days
344 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
42 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
143 days
Kentville
Valley 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
44 days
19 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
18 days
45 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
31 days
183 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
29 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
117 days
Kentville
Valley 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
56 days
29 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Sydney
82 days
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
344 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Paul Hong
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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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
44 days
19 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
---
Blair Williams
Sydney
25 days
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
234 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---

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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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