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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 ?
221 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
397 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
38 days
113 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
80 days
106 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
84 days
124 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
189 days
170 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
159 days
238 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
103 days
335 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
363 days
152 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
262 days
552 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
158 days
660 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional 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
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
20 days
26 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
18 days
28 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
19 days
43 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
33 days
42 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
100 days
35 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
56 days
79 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
49 days
134 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
128 days
172 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
86 days
295 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
58 days
71 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
38 days
113 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
135 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
117 days
216 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
84 days
267 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
143 days
210 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
189 days
170 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
161 days
212 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
138 days
254 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
363 days
48 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
363 days
62 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
51 days
460 days
David P Morris
Halifax
339 days
424 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
246 days
552 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
158 days
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
158 days
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John Scott
Dartmouth
---
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
104 days
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
104 days
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
174 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
Blair Williams
Sydney
15 days
27 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
19 days
43 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
33 days
42 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
59 days
22 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
39 days
44 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
70 days
37 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
70 days
42 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
84 days
31 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
84 days
34 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
50 days
117 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
74 days
102 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
37 days
168 days
David P Morris
Halifax
141 days
130 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
73 days
325 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
28 days
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
28 days
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John Scott
Dartmouth
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
67 days
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
67 days
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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66 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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