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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 ?
291 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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191 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
58 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
106 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's 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 Timesort descending
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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108 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
38 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
58 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
58 days
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Paul Hong
Halifax
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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
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
38 days
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Paul Hong
Halifax
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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 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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