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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 ?
125 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
425 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
33 days
323 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
131 days
470 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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296 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
10 days
50 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
61 days
214 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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117 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin Corsten
Halifax
36 days
166 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
North Sydney
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
33 days
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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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
Martin Corsten
Halifax
11 days
50 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
North Sydney
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
22 days
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 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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