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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 ?
170 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
368 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
57 days
21 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
77 days
62 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
156 days
420 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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238 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
84 days
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North Sydney
Northside General 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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
31 days
19 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
46 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
48 days
35 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
126 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
42 days
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North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
15 days
58 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
57 days
21 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
19 days
72 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
317 days
438 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
51 days
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Blair Williams
Sydney
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Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
22 days
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
238 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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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
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
13 days
26 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
13 days
27 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
31 days
19 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
58 days
219 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
47 days
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Blair Williams
Sydney
---
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
---
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
---
Martin Corsten
Halifax
20 days
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
126 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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