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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 ?
366 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
28 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)
170 days
420 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
84 days
73 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
23 days
35 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
22 days
17 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
122 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
34 days
48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
35 days
49 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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Timothy Brown
Halifax
377 days
505 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
48 days
60 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
238 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
67 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
22 days
51 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
25 days
60 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
57 days
28 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
144 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
51 days
71 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Martin Corsten
Halifax
22 days
20 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
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Timothy Brown
Halifax
66 days
254 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
27 days
41 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
126 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
52 days
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
13 days
23 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
13 days
30 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
22 days
16 days
Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
---
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
17 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
32 days
42 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Martin Corsten
Halifax
15 days
10 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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