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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 ?
98 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
482 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
173 days
522 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
108 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
98 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
482 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
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
25 days
46 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
48 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
38 days
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
244 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---

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 2022 - February 28 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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482 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
---
482 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Martin Corsten
Halifax
13 days
492 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
108 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
---
346 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
---
295 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Martin Corsten
Halifax
8 days
41 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
48 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: 
March 1 2022 - February 28 2023
Next Update: 
April 2023
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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