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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 ?
93 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
36 days
56 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
55 days
69 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
120 days
62 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
76 days
196 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
188 days
92 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
68 days
Bridgewater
South Shore 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
18 days
15 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
28 days
41 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
27 days
43 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
39 days
46 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
33 days
61 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
63 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
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: 
March 1 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
North Sydney
46 days
69 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
92 days
41 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
77 days
69 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
83 days
76 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
59 days
125 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
124 days
70 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
167 days
68 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
180 days
78 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
182 days
97 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
190 days
102 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
189 days
139 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
210 days
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
91 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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
North Sydney
23 days
20 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
23 days
20 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
36 days
16 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
37 days
26 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
32 days
34 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
25 days
42 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
36 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
26 days
61 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
46 days
50 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
45 days
54 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
43 days
64 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
105 days
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
---
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
16 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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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