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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 ?
227 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
324 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
64 days
146 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
163 days
112 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
227 days
150 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
292 days
432 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
29 days
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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121 days
Kentville
Valley 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
26 days
77 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
74 days
46 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
37 days
83 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
85 days
73 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
26 days
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
44 days
Kentville
Valley 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 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
50 days
89 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
56 days
126 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
94 days
109 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
147 days
111 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
194 days
74 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
160 days
141 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
276 days
48 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
181 days
157 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
38 days
338 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
50 days
366 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
329 days
432 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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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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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
183 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
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
22 days
30 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
30 days
26 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
22 days
42 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
26 days
61 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
31 days
63 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
41 days
54 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
36 days
81 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
71 days
54 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
82 days
82 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
98 days
109 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
25 days
194 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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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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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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35 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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