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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 ?
120 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
43 days
67 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
133 days
153 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
205 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
12 days
31 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
20 days
39 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
87 days
73 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Timothy Brown
Halifax
329 days
375 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
20 days
69 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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63 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
133 days
153 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
20 days
73 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
43 days
64 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
52 days
67 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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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%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Timothy Brown
Halifax
54 days
109 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
12 days
25 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
40 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
87 days
109 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
14 days
27 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
7 days
17 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
13 days
30 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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