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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 ?
165 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
391 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
76 days
146 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
45 days
337 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
413 days
239 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
126 days
569 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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145 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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
43 days
63 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
63 days
59 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
31 days
131 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
19 days
199 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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92 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
40 days
111 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
60 days
175 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
80 days
160 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
77 days
166 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
69 days
194 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
116 days
247 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
339 days
162 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
118 days
427 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
257 days
386 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
140 days
651 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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133 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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133 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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Richard Spence
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
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
11 days
64 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
76 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
37 days
70 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
44 days
74 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
41 days
81 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
39 days
84 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
25 days
105 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
24 days
110 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
29 days
118 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
142 days
96 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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56 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
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56 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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Richard Spence
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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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