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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 ?
163 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
68 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
109 days
25 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
82 days
74 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
141 days
70 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
225 days
48 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
757 days
37 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
26 days
14 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
39 days
36 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
21 days
57 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
129 days
34 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
196 days
32 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
January 1 - March 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
55 days
22 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
53 days
64 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
99 days
69 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
98 days
80 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
117 days
78 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
35 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
118 days
106 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
147 days
92 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
213 days
122 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
420 days
46 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
381 days
120 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
32 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
55 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
Blair Williams
Sydney
17 days
17 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
8 days
26 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
26 days
33 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
36 days
36 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
41 days
34 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
30 days
48 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
55 days
31 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
67 days
20 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
42 days
53 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
57 days
45 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
71 days
70 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
22 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
38 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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Next Update: 
May 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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