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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 ?
126 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
366 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
57 days
107 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
107 days
67 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
375 days
47 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
274 days
581 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
153 days
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
27 days
22 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
35 days
21 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
29 days
28 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
46 days
78 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
104 days
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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
15 days
41 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
43 days
36 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
57 days
35 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
57 days
47 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
107 days
48 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
315 days
655 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
14 days
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
166 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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Robert D Hart
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
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
11 days
17 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
11 days
21 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
29 days
19 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
35 days
22 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
51 days
20 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
70 days
277 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
10 days
---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
---
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
98 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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Robert D Hart
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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Next Update: 
May 2018
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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