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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 ?
126 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
120 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
39 days
55 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
46 days
75 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
78 days
81 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
197 days
130 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
88 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
53 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
120 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
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
23 days
24 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
29 days
54 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
42 days
41 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
52 days
93 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
47 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
23 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
30 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 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
43 days
70 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
77 days
40 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
96 days
76 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
78 days
102 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
117 days
83 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
132 days
79 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
138 days
75 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
193 days
92 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
190 days
106 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
204 days
139 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
395 days
196 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
124 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
33 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
68 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
Philip L Curry
Sydney
16 days
15 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
23 days
27 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
22 days
41 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
42 days
28 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
38 days
40 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
30 days
48 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
70 days
20 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
49 days
44 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
45 days
54 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
42 days
66 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
55 days
66 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
77 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
14 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
32 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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Next Update: 
November 2019
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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