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Ear Tubes (Pediatric)

Service/Procedure Summary

Pediatric patients are under 16 years old. 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
90% of people served within ?
140 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
113 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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127 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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101 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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71 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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---

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 Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
110 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
51 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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31 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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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: 
March 1 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
55 days
69 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
48 days
88 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
78 days
99 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
34 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
90 days
139 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
46 days
198 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
138 days
106 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
117 days
139 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
190 days
120 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
183 days
146 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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39 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
Blair Williams
Sydney
17 days
24 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
34 days
18 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
47 days
26 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
27 days
49 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
34 days
44 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
42 days
45 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
48 days
41 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
48 days
45 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
69 days
34 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
77 days
87 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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28 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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