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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 ?
97 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
204 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
21 days
164 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
110 days
83 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
99 days
103 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
84 days
204 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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939 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
30 days
20 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
30 days
51 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
71 days
35 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
17 days
95 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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92 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 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
57 days
102 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
49 days
121 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
91 days
120 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
149 days
97 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
155 days
112 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
276 days
48 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
29 days
310 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
159 days
183 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
70 days
393 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
385 days
436 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
46 days
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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76 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
37 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
24 days
43 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
34 days
35 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
21 days
53 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
25 days
68 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
67 days
53 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
21 days
125 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
123 days
26 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
41 days
144 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
112 days
110 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
18 days
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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44 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 2019
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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