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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 ?
96 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
220 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
69 days
112 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
92 days
90 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
207 days
371 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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58 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
37 days
42 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
52 days
60 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
41 days
77 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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50 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
January 1 - March 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
F Donald Clark
Kentville
36 days
72 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
51 days
60 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
63 days
105 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
19 days
154 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
34 days
153 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
93 days
116 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
64 days
175 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
195 days
205 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
214 days
235 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
247 days
353 days
Robert D Hart
Halifax
326 days
690 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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207 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
41 days
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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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217 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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700 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
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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
8 days
36 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
22 days
36 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
21 days
44 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
15 days
56 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
10 days
76 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
24 days
68 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
53 days
50 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
63 days
62 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
49 days
77 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
42 days
84 days
Robert D Hart
Halifax
63 days
144 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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62 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
25 days
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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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123 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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160 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
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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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Next Update: 
May 2018
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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