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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 ?
110 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
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
62 days
108 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
94 days
94 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
206 days
119 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
105 days
487 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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203 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
13 days
51 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
51 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
46 days
45 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
81 days
30 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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59 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
41 days
198 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
81 days
225 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
255 days
149 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
96 days
343 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
29 days
464 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
170 days
387 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
88 days
646 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
485 days
541 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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383 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
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943 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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168 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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47 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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286 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
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
18 days
30 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
23 days
49 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
31 days
52 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
42 days
55 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
54 days
43 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
12 days
97 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
27 days
86 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
96 days
74 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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138 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
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487 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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112 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 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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