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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 ?
138 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
35 days
72 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
48 days
120 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
138 days
382 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
36 days
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
132 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
20 days
37 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
43 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
33 days
41 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
22 days
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
50 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---

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 2018 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
33 days
38 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
25 days
60 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
28 days
71 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
36 days
72 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
43 days
85 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
34 days
146 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
212 days
568 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
38 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
22 days
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
126 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
27 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
8 days
19 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
13 days
17 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
12 days
33 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
20 days
42 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
21 days
43 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
20 days
47 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
70 days
199 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
16 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
9 days
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
34 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
19 days
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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 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 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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