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Thyroid or Parathyroid Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery, also called thyroidectomy, removes all or part of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate metabolism.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
305 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
395 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
31 days
249 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
201 days
174 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
305 days
646 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
546 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
322 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
387 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
49 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
23 days
96 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
146 days
85 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
203 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
75 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
133 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
82 days
104 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
12 days
198 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
31 days
236 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
186 days
126 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
105 days
317 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
94 days
340 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
120 days
343 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
61 days
646 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
460 days
556 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
180 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
286 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
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
32 days
35 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
25 days
56 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
25 days
68 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
93 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
9 days
96 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
34 days
84 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
71 days
54 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
47 days
131 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
48 days
168 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
138 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
76 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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