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 50% of people served within? 63days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 30days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 69
days
90
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre 121
days
98
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 56
days
183
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- 87
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- 90
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 115
days
118
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 73
days
207
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre 209
days
155
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- 113
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- 111
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Philip L Curry Sydney 13
days
28
days
Blair Williams Sydney 24
days
38
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst 43
days
29
days
Devin Piccott Dartmouth 44
days
67
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville 60
days
55
days
Liane Johnson Halifax 82
days
33
days
Hisham Ali Wasl Sydney 28
days
95
days
Neil Clifton Antigonish 43
days
81
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville 78
days
59
days
P Gerard Corsten Halifax 94
days
68
days
Paul Hong Halifax 86
days
83
days
Ivan Brodarec Yarmouth 143
days
40
days

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Philip L Curry Sydney 64
days
41
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst 85
days
53
days
Neil Clifton Antigonish 127
days
118
days
Devin Piccott Dartmouth 170
days
105
days
Hisham Ali Wasl Sydney 75
days
207
days
Liane Johnson Halifax 182
days
101
days
P Gerard Corsten Halifax 162
days
135
days
Paul Hong Halifax 169
days
132
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville 120
days
187
days
Blair Williams Sydney 214
days
108
days
Ivan Brodarec Yarmouth 319
days
57
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville 217
days
209
days

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.