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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 ?
142 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
267 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
126 days
386 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
142 days
386 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
144 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
153 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
126 days
Windsor
Hants Community 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
23 days
168 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
39 days
87 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
55 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
62 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
93 days
Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
40 days
111 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
60 days
175 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
69 days
194 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
80 days
160 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
82 days
166 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
95 days
427 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
140 days
651 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
154 days
247 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
275 days
386 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
354 days
167 days
Richard Spence
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
---
133 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
---
274 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
105 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
19 days
76 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
21 days
105 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
22 days
112 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
29 days
64 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
34 days
118 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
36 days
106 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
41 days
81 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
42 days
92 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
43 days
70 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
127 days
106 days
Richard Spence
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
---
56 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
---
57 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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66 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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