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Laryngology and Vocal Cord Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to repair the vocal chords.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
98 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
256 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
43 days
36 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
66 days
61 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
135 days
386 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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42 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
16 days
13 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
32 days
40 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
38 days
36 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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13 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
21 days
30 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
43 days
36 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
19 days
63 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
50 days
62 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
147 days
464 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Sydney
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42 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
42 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Martin Corsten
Halifax
---
36 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
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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
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
16 days
13 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
19 days
16 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
14 days
26 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
29 days
43 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
53 days
181 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Sydney
---
18 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
18 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Martin Corsten
Halifax
---
26 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
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Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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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 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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