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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 ?
175 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
130 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
52 days
55 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
77 days
79 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
124 days
70 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
158 days
80 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
183 days
142 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
134 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---

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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
36 days
13 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
48 days
28 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
29 days
49 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
61 days
54 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
68 days
82 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
115 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---

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 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
35 days
104 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
183 days
54 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
128 days
70 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
129 days
62 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
37 days
68 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
169 days
71 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
213 days
78 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
82 days
125 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
153 days
128 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
180 days
94 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
34 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
19 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
145 days
97 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
91 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
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
28 days
61 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
66 days
37 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
32 days
39 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
36 days
24 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
10 days
40 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
36 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
75 days
34 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
26 days
82 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
41 days
72 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
44 days
42 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
51 days
15 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
16 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
16 days
40 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
51 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 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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