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 50% of people served within? 30days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 47days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 44
days
50
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 57
days
54
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 44
days
62
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 17
days
70
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 20
days
96
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- 104
days

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 85
days
85
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 204
days
85
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 57
days
86
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- 171
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 63
days
188
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 63
days
415
days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth --- ---
Devin Piccott Dartmouth 6
days
---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth 10
days
46
days
Philip L Curry Sydney --- 48
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville 58
days
55
days
Matthew Hall Rigby Halifax 37
days
63
days
Blair Williams Sydney 52
days
63
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst 51
days
65
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville 54
days
87
days
Martin Corsten Halifax 21
days
92
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- 96
days
S. Mark Taylor Halifax 24
days
105
days
Jonathan R Trites Halifax 113
days
133
days
Elaine Fung Dartmouth --- 157
days

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth --- ---
Devin Piccott Dartmouth 6
days
---
Philip L Curry Sydney --- 78
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville 135
days
132
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- 146
days
Richard L Balys Dartmouth 78
days
154
days
Blair Williams Sydney 83
days
157
days
S. Mark Taylor Halifax 60
days
160
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville 121
days
162
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst 204
days
247
days
Elaine Fung Dartmouth --- 377
days
Matthew Hall Rigby Halifax 95
days
421
days
Martin Corsten Halifax 120
days
499
days
Jonathan R Trites Halifax 189
days
568
days

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.