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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 ?
470 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
33 days
323 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
131 days
470 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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 Timesort descending
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
12 days
38 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
51 days
78 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Martin Corsten
Halifax
33 days
149 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
33 days
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Sydney
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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Blair Williams
Sydney
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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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 Timesort descending
Martin Corsten
Halifax
12 days
37 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
22 days
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Sydney
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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Blair Williams
Sydney
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 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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