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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 ?
216 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
371 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
69 days
20 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
236 days
456 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
110 days
123 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%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
10 days
14 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
35 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
36 days
31 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
106 days
76 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
35 days
52 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
15 days
31 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Blair Williams
Sydney
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144 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
36 days
50 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
69 days
15 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Timothy Brown
Halifax
238 days
564 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
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
29 days
24 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
7 days
26 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
10 days
25 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Blair Williams
Sydney
---
14 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
21 days
22 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
7 days
11 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Timothy Brown
Halifax
106 days
269 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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