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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 ?
77 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
203 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
33 days
68 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
41 days
86 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
89 days
115 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
77 days
704 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
105 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
164 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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
19 days
55 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
24 days
51 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
28 days
50 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
16 days
76 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
41 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
147 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
146 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
96 days
188 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
88 days
212 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
94 days
219 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
229 days
127 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
192 days
168 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
24 days
464 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
159 days
463 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
460 days
559 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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404 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
---
943 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
47 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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126 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
Martin Corsten
Halifax
19 days
49 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
33 days
40 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
28 days
46 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
32 days
50 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
46 days
48 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
90 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
20 days
77 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
105 days
64 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
48 days
147 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
118 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
---
426 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
34 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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64 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
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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