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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 ?
365 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
454 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
49 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
172 days
98 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
104 days
271 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
351 days
61 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
92 days
386 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
692 days
135 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
519 days
419 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
371 days
747 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
9 days
27 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
50 days
32 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
71 days
33 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
37 days
72 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
35 days
79 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
70 days
52 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
130 days
229 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
327 days
112 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
12 days
49 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
49 days
106 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
49 days
106 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
71 days
148 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
38 days
218 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
98 days
233 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
85 days
327 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
396 days
61 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
692 days
135 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
519 days
379 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
489 days
549 days
David P Morris
Halifax
385 days
671 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
365 days
731 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
386 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
158 days
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
172 days
---
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
81 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
104 days
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
77 days
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
98 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
Sydney
20 days
15 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
20 days
15 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
9 days
26 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
34 days
61 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
65 days
33 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
27 days
71 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
50 days
55 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
31 days
78 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
37 days
72 days
David P Morris
Halifax
60 days
71 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
223 days
115 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
139 days
218 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
372 days
83 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
209 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
28 days
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
124 days
---
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
49 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
67 days
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
60 days
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
32 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---

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 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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