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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 ?
189 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
87 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
34 days
33 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
43 days
61 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
46 days
69 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
124 days
27 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
57 days
214 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
195 days
95 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
15 days
13 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
26 days
29 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 days
34 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
56 days
19 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
39 days
48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
31 days
59 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Bridgewater
South Shore 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
183 days
110 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
132 days
76 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
North Sydney
46 days
41 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
83 days
61 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
77 days
60 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
181 days
78 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
181 days
83 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
59 days
125 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
189 days
139 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
190 days
102 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
140 days
35 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
33 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
66 days
26 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
29 days
43 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
North Sydney
23 days
11 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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---
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
36 days
14 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
25 days
34 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
37 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
57 days
46 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
24 days
82 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
43 days
69 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
44 days
50 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
28 days
15 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
14 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 2019
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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