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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 ?
256 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
293 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
151 days
305 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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312 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
29 days
64 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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269 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
50 days
86 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
125 days
124 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
131 days
130 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
97 days
170 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
168 days
141 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
140 days
208 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
78 days
280 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
363 days
41 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
1703 days
287 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
55 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
55 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
34 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
135 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
15 days
29 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
21 days
43 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
70 days
31 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
78 days
37 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
90 days
31 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
31 days
90 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
34 days
113 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
46 days
132 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
50 days
183 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
20 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
20 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
28 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
22 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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