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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
28 days
20 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
35 days
74 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
36 days
76 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
238 days
484 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
13 days
14 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
27 days
17 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
29 days
43 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
42 days
36 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Philip L Curry
Sydney
20 days
15 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
20 days
30 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
35 days
37 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
36 days
48 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
35 days
74 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
36 days
76 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
246 days
571 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
North Sydney
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39 days
Jonathan R Trites
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
Philip L Curry
Sydney
5 days
14 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
7 days
21 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
13 days
18 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
27 days
17 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
21 days
28 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
30 days
34 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
79 days
326 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
North Sydney
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13 days
Jonathan R Trites
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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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