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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 ?
143 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
109 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
49 days
61 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
58 days
55 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
159 days
134 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
47 days
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
61 days
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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
13 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 days
29 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
71 days
42 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
39 days
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
50 days
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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: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Philip L Curry
Sydney
68 days
34 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
46 days
70 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
41 days
98 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
78 days
68 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
80 days
69 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
96 days
88 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
103 days
85 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
155 days
106 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
195 days
97 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
197 days
139 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
406 days
120 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
418 days
198 days
John Scott
Halifax
---
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Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
68 days

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
Philip L Curry
Sydney
18 days
14 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
22 days
27 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
21 days
29 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
32 days
43 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
47 days
35 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
63 days
22 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
43 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
34 days
55 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
28 days
62 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
51 days
51 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
37 days
66 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
58 days
62 days
John Scott
Halifax
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Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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30 days

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 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
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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