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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 ?
111 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
118 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
100 days
122 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
88 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
92 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
63 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
36 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
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
49 days
57 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
60 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
50 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
31 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
12 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 - October 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
28 days
88 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
63 days
71 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
76 days
64 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
65 days
88 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
85 days
71 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
97 days
122 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
178 days
99 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
941 days
68 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
136 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
36 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
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
12 days
27 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
29 days
28 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
14 days
49 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
30 days
38 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
36 days
46 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
34 days
55 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
95 days
22 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
148 days
83 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
22 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
23 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: 
November 1 2021 - October 31 2022
Next Update: 
December 2022
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.

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