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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 ?
216 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
112 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
34 days
99 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
62 days
87 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
227 days
123 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
20 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
95 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
40 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
20 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
13 days
27 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
22 days
53 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
55 days
51 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
10 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
76 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
21 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
9 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
183 days
54 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
132 days
70 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
129 days
62 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
50 days
68 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
176 days
71 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
213 days
80 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
59 days
125 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
165 days
128 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
190 days
98 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
140 days
35 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
20 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
113 days
146 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
66 days
24 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
34 days
42 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
39 days
20 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
17 days
37 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
37 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
80 days
36 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
24 days
82 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
43 days
74 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
44 days
43 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
40 days
17 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
13 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
88 days
92 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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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