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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 ?
242 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
319 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
78 days
59 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
81 days
130 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
419 days
120 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
439 days
643 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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181 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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
44 days
23 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
33 days
44 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
48 days
81 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
144 days
67 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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77 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
36 days
258 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
74 days
236 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
186 days
149 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
57 days
317 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
159 days
328 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
88 days
478 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
460 days
1063 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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404 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
---
943 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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198 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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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
25 days
34 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
20 days
44 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
25 days
46 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
27 days
52 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
48 days
47 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
30 days
91 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
131 days
80 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
319 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
---
454 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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90 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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77 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 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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