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.
Wait times
50th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
144 days
|
80 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- | --- |
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital | --- |
33 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
160 days
|
1385 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- | --- |
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital | --- |
129 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Brodarec | Yarmouth |
125 days
|
41 days
|
| Neil Clifton | Antigonish |
248 days
|
77 days
|
| Benjamin A Taylor | Kentville |
402 days
|
87 days
|
| Devin Piccott | Halifax | --- | --- |
| John Scott | Dartmouth | --- |
60 days
|
| Magdalena Kujath | Kentville | --- |
66 days
|
| Richard L Balys | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Brodarec | Yarmouth |
302 days
|
152 days
|
| Neil Clifton | Antigonish |
272 days
|
182 days
|
| Benjamin A Taylor | Kentville |
541 days
|
112 days
|
| Devin Piccott | Halifax | --- | --- |
| John Scott | Dartmouth | --- |
129 days
|
| Magdalena Kujath | Kentville | --- |
95 days
|
| Richard L Balys | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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