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? 61days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 70days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 40
days
28
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 52
days
26
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 67
days
69
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre 63
days
115
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 175
days
32
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- 22
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 108
days
41
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 62
days
129
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 249
days
101
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre 211
days
194
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 457
days
111
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- 47
days
Glace Bay Glace Bay Healthcare Facility --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams Sydney 53
days
42
days
Neil Clifton Antigonish 58
days
46
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst 65
days
40
days
Hisham Ali Wasl Sydney 40
days
81
days
Ivan Brodarec Yarmouth 112
days
35
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville 86
days
68
days
Devin Piccott Halifax 86
days
76
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville 67
days
103
days
Liane Johnson Halifax 123
days
57
days
Paul Hong Halifax 92
days
113
days
P Gerard Corsten Halifax 97
days
119
days
Philip L Curry Sydney --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- ---

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton Antigonish 127
days
111
days
Blair Williams Sydney 73
days
182
days
Hisham Ali Wasl Sydney 75
days
207
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst 258
days
47
days
Ivan Brodarec Yarmouth 247
days
65
days
Paul Hong Halifax 223
days
184
days
Devin Piccott Halifax 271
days
169
days
P Gerard Corsten Halifax 249
days
197
days
Liane Johnson Halifax 285
days
163
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville 271
days
182
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville 405
days
160
days
Philip L Curry Sydney --- ---
Richard L Balys Dartmouth --- ---

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.