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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 ?
155 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
221 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
122 days
235 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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35 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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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146 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
85 days
155 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
34 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
46 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
13 days
55 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
58 days
86 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
49 days
124 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
138 days
124 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
126 days
170 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
135 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
161 days
141 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
103 days
209 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
143 days
202 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
363 days
41 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
363 days
41 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
165 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
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
11 days
25 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
15 days
22 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
23 days
41 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
59 days
25 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
70 days
31 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
78 days
37 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
90 days
31 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
90 days
34 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
49 days
99 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
40 days
114 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
74 days
96 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
96 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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