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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
52 days
55 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
77 days
43 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
34 days
132 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
132 days
87 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
193 days
139 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
40 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
95 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
19 days
26 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
40 days
13 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
14 days
94 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
69 days
57 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
67 days
69 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
12 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
63 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 - December 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
41 days
68 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
123 days
34 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
86 days
97 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
129 days
62 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
128 days
70 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
113 days
91 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
90 days
125 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
183 days
54 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
176 days
66 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
180 days
98 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
165 days
128 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
213 days
82 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
20 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
---

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
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
12 days
38 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
36 days
15 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
14 days
40 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
39 days
24 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
32 days
40 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
36 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
46 days
44 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
54 days
37 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
28 days
81 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
75 days
35 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
41 days
71 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
88 days
51 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
16 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
---

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: 
January 1 2018 - December 31 2018
Next Update: 
February 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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