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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 ?
144 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
297 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
52 days
90 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
144 days
79 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
26 days
294 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
8 days
343 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
112 days
542 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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258 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
19 days
48 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
16 days
62 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
5 days
105 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
76 days
36 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
83 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
56 days
102 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
52 days
141 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
29 days
194 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
91 days
146 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
155 days
110 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
125 days
178 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
276 days
58 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
70 days
435 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
730 days
488 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
124 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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180 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
140 days
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 Time
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
10 days
42 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
35 days
37 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
23 days
50 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
18 days
58 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
15 days
73 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
73 days
45 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
19 days
107 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
97 days
112 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
49 days
201 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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---
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
73 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
161 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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35 days
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: 
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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