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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 ?
193 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
18 days
109 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
88 days
156 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
56 days
344 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
29 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
185 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
341 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
9 days
65 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
25 days
85 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
113 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
19 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
134 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
36 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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Sydney
---
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
344 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
29 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
---
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
268 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
19 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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Next Update: 
August 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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