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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 Timesort descending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
43 days
67 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
133 days
129 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
322 days
312 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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 Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
25 days
30 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
11 days
32 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
36 days
73 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
20 days
30 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
20 days
48 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
13 days
57 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
43 days
67 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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105 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
133 days
141 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
336 days
417 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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Liane Johnson
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 Timesort descending
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
13 days
22 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
11 days
23 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
6 days
24 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
15 days
32 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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40 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
87 days
100 days
Timothy Brown
Halifax
86 days
114 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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Liane Johnson
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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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