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
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238 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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199 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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
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61 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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48 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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150 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
35 days
111 days
Halifax
60 days
175 days
Kentville
72 days
190 days
Dartmouth
99 days
168 days
Glace Bay
123 days
206 days
Amherst
164 days
254 days
Halifax
95 days
421 days
Halifax
275 days
437 days
Halifax
131 days
638 days
Dartmouth
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133 days
Dartmouth
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377 days
Kentville
---
167 days
Yarmouth
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105 days
Sydney
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78 days
Dartmouth
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50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
7 days
83 days
Dartmouth
35 days
62 days
Halifax
36 days
66 days
Kentville
45 days
75 days
Glace Bay
52 days
70 days
Halifax
17 days
105 days
Amherst
36 days
94 days
Halifax
19 days
120 days
Halifax
122 days
115 days
Dartmouth
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56 days
Dartmouth
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62 days
Kentville
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101 days
Yarmouth
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70 days
Sydney
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51 days
Dartmouth
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