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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 ?
170 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
345 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
77 days
62 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
57 days
21 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
238 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
156 days
420 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
84 days
53 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
38 days
34 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
24 days
14 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
112 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
31 days
45 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
40 days
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
21 days
52 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
15 days
80 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
57 days
21 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
144 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
51 days
---
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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---
Martin Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Timothy Brown
Halifax
317 days
438 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
238 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
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
14 days
22 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
13 days
29 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
24 days
14 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
13 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
40 days
---
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Martin Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Timothy Brown
Halifax
63 days
219 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
115 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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 2020
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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