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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 ?
214 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
420 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
69 days
144 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
228 days
438 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
28 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
209 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
110 days
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---

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
14 days
11 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
32 days
46 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
21 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
93 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
47 days
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---

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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
15 days
31 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
22 days
50 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
35 days
52 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
236 days
484 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
144 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
---
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
110 days
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
14 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
28 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
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
10 days
22 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
12 days
23 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
21 days
30 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
104 days
268 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
16 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
---
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
40 days
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
8 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
21 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 2020
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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