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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 ?
169 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
125 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
99 days
90 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
90 days
142 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
169 days
113 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
227 days
122 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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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
20 days
27 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
21 days
46 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
18 days
70 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
84 days
45 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
22 days
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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: 
April 1 - June 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
56 days
102 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
81 days
109 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
149 days
84 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
147 days
112 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
160 days
107 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
276 days
48 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
38 days
338 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
70 days
366 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
385 days
436 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
34 days
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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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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
77 days
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
Martin Corsten
Halifax
21 days
35 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
30 days
37 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
26 days
41 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
35 days
40 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
23 days
68 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
69 days
54 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
40 days
98 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
22 days
172 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
134 days
101 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
16 days
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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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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
48 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Next Update: 
August 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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