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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 ?
58 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
359 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
38 days
343 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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440 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
32 days
63 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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357 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
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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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
49 days
93 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
38 days
138 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
125 days
141 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
104 days
170 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
140 days
221 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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361 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
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Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
55 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
339 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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356 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
18 days
23 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
52 days
41 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
4 days
96 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
37 days
86 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
32 days
112 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
280 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
20 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
97 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
269 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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