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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 ?
157 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
93 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
50 days
35 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
43 days
97 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
119 days
59 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
157 days
43 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
182 days
53 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
157 days
101 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
60 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
32 days
12 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
17 days
45 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
47 days
33 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
42 days
55 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
27 days
82 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
104 days
32 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
42 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
17 days
26 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
20 days
60 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
68 days
93 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
111 days
57 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
150 days
33 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
115 days
75 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
99 days
95 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
146 days
71 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
131 days
99 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
213 days
77 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
381 days
100 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
49 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
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
12 days
19 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
9 days
35 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
28 days
35 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
46 days
17 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
41 days
37 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
36 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
40 days
40 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
50 days
37 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
27 days
60 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
40 days
61 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
102 days
35 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
39 days
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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 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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