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Surgery for Hearing or Balance Problems of the Ear

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery of the inner ear to restore hearing or balance. 

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
211 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
272 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
46 days
69 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
92 days
70 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
68 days
99 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
191 days
177 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
330 days
109 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
262 days
217 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
281 days
214 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
406 days
120 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
231 days
397 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
137 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
17 days
21 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
22 days
29 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
30 days
48 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
70 days
25 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
58 days
44 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
45 days
60 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
54 days
56 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
185 days
92 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
65 days
229 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
41 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Philip L Curry
Sydney
77 days
41 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
55 days
93 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
68 days
99 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
103 days
69 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
176 days
110 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
119 days
187 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
195 days
121 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
197 days
145 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
273 days
96 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
155 days
228 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
330 days
116 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
262 days
212 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
110 days
392 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
406 days
120 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
418 days
329 days
David P Morris
Halifax
426 days
383 days
John Scott
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
98 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
96 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Philip L Curry
Sydney
17 days
20 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
21 days
29 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
23 days
27 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
30 days
48 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
44 days
44 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
70 days
25 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
48 days
48 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
39 days
59 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
72 days
35 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
58 days
60 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
44 days
75 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
34 days
88 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
131 days
37 days
David P Morris
Halifax
107 days
117 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
56 days
230 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
203 days
100 days
John Scott
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
25 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
63 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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