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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 ?
63 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
492 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
13 days
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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
87 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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482 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community 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
6 days
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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
38 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
44 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
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492 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
13 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Elaine Fung
Halifax
---
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
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42 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
6 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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