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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.

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Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
120 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
218 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
120 days
79 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
254 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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142 days
Windsor
Hants Community 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
43 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
77 days
23 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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81 days
Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
29 days
132 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
82 days
104 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
143 days
58 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
145 days
90 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
107 days
155 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
84 days
258 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
22 days
338 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
70 days
542 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
710 days
726 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
50 days
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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180 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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140 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
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
6 days
38 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
21 days
51 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
13 days
62 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
42 days
35 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
12 days
85 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
47 days
58 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
71 days
42 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
41 days
124 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
59 days
121 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
35 days
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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138 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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57 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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 2020
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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