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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 ?
182 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
217 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
52 days
67 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
133 days
129 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
322 days
241 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
11 days
42 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
29 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
48 days
63 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
20 days
27 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
20 days
30 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
13 days
50 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
43 days
67 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
133 days
119 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
336 days
375 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Paul Hong
Halifax
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105 days
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
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
13 days
15 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
6 days
24 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
11 days
23 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
20 days
42 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
73 days
86 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
85 days
114 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Paul Hong
Halifax
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40 days
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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
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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