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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 ?
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Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
183 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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138 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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200 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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181 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 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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106 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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114 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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121 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
35 days
70 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
55 days
69 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
78 days
113 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
34 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
46 days
165 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
103 days
139 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
138 days
112 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
117 days
160 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
143 days
153 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
194 days
120 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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72 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
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
12 days
23 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
17 days
24 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
41 days
15 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
24 days
53 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
38 days
47 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
47 days
44 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
42 days
52 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
89 days
31 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
71 days
95 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
56 days
111 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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31 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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