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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 ?
71 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
105 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
64 days
99 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
15 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
89 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
19 days
49 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
14 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
36 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
22 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
12 days
32 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
49 days
89 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
49 days
89 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
71 days
99 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
37 days
141 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
113 days
111 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
63 days
305 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
361 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
55 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
356 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
27 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
---

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
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
5 days
15 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
19 days
12 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
19 days
12 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
27 days
39 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
28 days
55 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
38 days
50 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
69 days
40 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
223 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
20 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
240 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
17 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
---

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 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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