Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. During this surgery a doctor makes a small incision in the eardrum (Myringotomy) and places tubes inside the incision so that the middle ear space can clear fluid and equalize pressure.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 81days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 31days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 175
days
24
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 1028
days
42
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ivan Brodarec Yarmouth 142
days
38
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville --- 103
days
Devin Piccott Halifax --- ---
James Fowler Sydney --- ---
John Scott Dartmouth --- 33
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville --- ---
Neil Clifton Antigonish --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- 77
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst --- ---

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ivan Brodarec Yarmouth 905
days
110
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville --- 145
days
Devin Piccott Halifax --- ---
James Fowler Sydney --- ---
John Scott Dartmouth --- 135
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville --- ---
Neil Clifton Antigonish --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- 95
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst --- ---

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.