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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 ?
207 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
316 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
83 days
33 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
84 days
47 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
153 days
120 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
260 days
401 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
149 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
23 days
18 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
26 days
16 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
34 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
59 days
41 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
82 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 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
32 days
41 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
43 days
43 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
29 days
67 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
83 days
33 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
108 days
146 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
623 days
503 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
116 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
68 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
---

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
12 days
22 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
11 days
26 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
23 days
18 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
16 days
29 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
28 days
33 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
77 days
207 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
61 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
60 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
---

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 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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