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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 ?
145 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
96 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
63 days
62 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
111 days
35 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
54 days
96 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
128 days
76 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
182 days
52 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
143 days
101 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
68 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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
37 days
21 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
40 days
23 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
42 days
50 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
41 days
58 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
31 days
81 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
108 days
32 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
42 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
50 days
48 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
49 days
75 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
68 days
93 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
109 days
57 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
116 days
62 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
98 days
82 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
99 days
90 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
33 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
141 days
72 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
141 days
99 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
213 days
108 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
381 days
100 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
26 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
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
8 days
33 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
27 days
29 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
24 days
37 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
51 days
20 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
41 days
36 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
43 days
36 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
40 days
40 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
44 days
36 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
27 days
57 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
51 days
37 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
39 days
61 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
104 days
38 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
19 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: 
July 1 2017 - June 30 2018
Next Update: 
August 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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