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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 ?
175 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
385 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
135 days
421 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
155 days
469 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
258 days
511 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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132 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
238 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
199 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
31 days
69 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
49 days
58 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
67 days
65 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
61 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
48 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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150 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
35 days
111 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
60 days
175 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
72 days
190 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
99 days
168 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
123 days
206 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
164 days
254 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
95 days
421 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
275 days
437 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
131 days
638 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
---
133 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
---
377 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
167 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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105 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
78 days
Robin B LeBlanc
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
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
83 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
35 days
62 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
36 days
66 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
45 days
75 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
52 days
70 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
17 days
105 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
36 days
94 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
19 days
120 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
122 days
115 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
---
56 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
---
62 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
101 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
70 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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51 days
Robin B LeBlanc
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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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