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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 ?
145 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
290 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
47 days
69 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
163 days
401 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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240 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
24 days
60 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
63 days
118 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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126 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
146 days
290 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
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James Ruddy
Kentville
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69 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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Robert D Hart
Halifax
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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Timothy Brown
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
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
56 days
118 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
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James Ruddy
Kentville
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60 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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Robert D Hart
Halifax
---
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
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Timothy Brown
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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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