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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 ?
155 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
101 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
43 days
64 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
78 days
56 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
90 days
103 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
120 days
124 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
183 days
108 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
69 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
25 days
34 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
21 days
39 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
35 days
48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
39 days
45 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
56 days
51 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
41 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
46 days
70 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
77 days
41 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
96 days
69 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
113 days
81 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
72 days
124 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
132 days
79 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
167 days
68 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
190 days
87 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
190 days
100 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
210 days
101 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
198 days
139 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
395 days
104 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
118 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
91 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
68 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Philip L Curry
Sydney
17 days
21 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
23 days
31 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
22 days
42 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
51 days
19 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
37 days
34 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
47 days
28 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
30 days
51 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
49 days
36 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
44 days
51 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
39 days
69 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
48 days
62 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
105 days
84 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
71 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
16 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
32 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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 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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