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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 ?
381 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
508 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
11 days
55 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
147 days
96 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
168 days
98 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
49 days
227 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
106 days
386 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
207 days
305 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
692 days
197 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
385 days
731 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
794 days
454 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
6 days
27 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
34 days
15 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
49 days
15 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
54 days
40 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
32 days
72 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
36 days
85 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
82 days
45 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
146 days
259 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
292 days
182 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
11 days
55 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
49 days
40 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
147 days
96 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
111 days
268 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
125 days
258 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
42 days
366 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
85 days
327 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
219 days
227 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
292 days
379 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
80 days
655 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
692 days
197 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
365 days
678 days
David P Morris
Halifax
471 days
748 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
1703 days
551 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
158 days
---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
386 days
Devin Piccott
Dartmouth
---
---
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
104 days
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
48 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
North Sydney
20 days
12 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
6 days
26 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
54 days
40 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
35 days
59 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
30 days
70 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
50 days
55 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
34 days
72 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
31 days
78 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
92 days
88 days
David P Morris
Halifax
105 days
80 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
104 days
222 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
157 days
250 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
60 days
406 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
487 days
111 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
28 days
---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
233 days
Devin Piccott
Dartmouth
---
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John Scott
Dartmouth
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
67 days
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
31 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
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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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
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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