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 ?
170 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
99 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
66 days
118 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
133 days
84 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
155 days
91 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
109 days
148 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
36 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
57 days

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
28 days
47 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
77 days
49 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
69 days
66 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
49 days
96 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
20 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
41 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
64 days
41 days
Amherst
83 days
53 days
Glace Bay
85 days
81 days
Antigonish
66 days
118 days
Sydney
75 days
136 days
Halifax
145 days
73 days
Halifax
134 days
84 days
Halifax
135 days
120 days
Kentville
217 days
78 days
Kentville
178 days
187 days
Yarmouth
440 days
57 days

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
13 days
28 days
Glace Bay
22 days
31 days
Amherst
37 days
22 days
Sydney
25 days
39 days
Halifax
50 days
29 days
Halifax
49 days
49 days
Antigonish
28 days
75 days
Halifax
47 days
56 days
Kentville
88 days
50 days
Yarmouth
136 days
22 days
Kentville
141 days
89 days

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