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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 ?
147 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
226 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
50 days
61 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
189 days
277 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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129 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
29 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
30 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
84 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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20 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
20 days
30 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
22 days
36 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
13 days
50 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
50 days
66 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
342 days
417 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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66 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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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
Martin Corsten
Halifax
6 days
19 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
12 days
18 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
18 days
21 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
25 days
37 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
86 days
217 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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24 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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