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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 ?
121 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
77 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
37 days
70 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
151 days
63 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
73 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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
19 days
28 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
75 days
51 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
22 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
20 days
34 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
43 days
96 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
63 days
88 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
89 days
73 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
71 days
92 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
666 days
68 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
55 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
95 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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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
Glace Bay
8 days
22 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
12 days
19 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
27 days
30 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
27 days
32 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
19 days
44 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
89 days
30 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
20 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
48 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 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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