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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 ?
170 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
78 days
81 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
124 days
62 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
140 days
85 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
158 days
82 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
180 days
129 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
94 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
132 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
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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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
36 days
20 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
48 days
32 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
43 days
49 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
44 days
76 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
78 days
49 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
48 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
118 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---

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: 
August 1 - October 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
37 days
68 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
35 days
104 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
103 days
54 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
124 days
62 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
28 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
133 days
69 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
90 days
124 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
164 days
66 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
143 days
91 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
145 days
97 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
141 days
120 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
213 days
80 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
26 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
11 days
40 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
16 days
40 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
28 days
30 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
40 days
24 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
28 days
39 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
54 days
15 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
34 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
43 days
38 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
54 days
37 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
40 days
65 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
25 days
81 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
75 days
32 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
19 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: 
November 1 2017 - October 31 2018
Next Update: 
December 2018
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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