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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 ?
168 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
233 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
211 days
126 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
95 days
247 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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252 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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190 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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99 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
37 days
39 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
32 days
134 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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116 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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90 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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72 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
22 days
167 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
54 days
186 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
72 days
194 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
43 days
238 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
118 days
191 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
154 days
181 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
73 days
319 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
64 days
329 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
131 days
362 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
339 days
162 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
282 days
232 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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63 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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176 days
Richard Spence
Halifax
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70 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
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
22 days
57 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
15 days
68 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
14 days
83 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
24 days
78 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
45 days
57 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
19 days
85 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
20 days
90 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
40 days
73 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
37 days
90 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
40 days
95 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
145 days
64 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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36 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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91 days
Richard Spence
Halifax
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41 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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