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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 ?
233 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
159 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
63 days
92 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
147 days
45 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
128 days
70 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
61 days
172 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
93 days
155 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
157 days
139 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
254 days
82 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
280 days
62 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
191 days
157 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
416 days
303 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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
13 days
42 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
38 days
21 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
24 days
43 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
46 days
21 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
50 days
33 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
42 days
56 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
28 days
88 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
66 days
50 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
98 days
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
88 days
81 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
37 days
68 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
31 days
101 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
70 days
104 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
70 days
107 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
35 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
132 days
70 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
183 days
57 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
145 days
97 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
169 days
77 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
93 days
155 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
180 days
86 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
145 days
153 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
254 days
83 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
280 days
62 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
143 days
216 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
191 days
170 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
190 days
214 days
David P Morris
Halifax
619 days
382 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
253 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
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
26 days
16 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
10 days
40 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
17 days
43 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
29 days
37 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
46 days
21 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
58 days
15 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
37 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
44 days
48 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
39 days
59 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
40 days
69 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
28 days
88 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
42 days
75 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
62 days
67 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
95 days
35 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
110 days
21 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
101 days
46 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
134 days
49 days
David P Morris
Halifax
196 days
94 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
207 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: 
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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