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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 ?
88 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
289 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
66 days
191 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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289 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
106 days
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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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
35 days
93 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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126 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
38 days
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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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Sydney
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
106 days
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Paul Hong
Halifax
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
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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
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Sydney
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
13 days
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Paul Hong
Halifax
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
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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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 2020
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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