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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 ?
239 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
193 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
149 days
40 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
109 days
120 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
150 days
84 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
114 days
146 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
196 days
118 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
220 days
94 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
239 days
282 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
456 days
469 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
57 days
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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
44 days
19 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
35 days
39 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
49 days
38 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
43 days
48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
42 days
55 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
43 days
63 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
103 days
94 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
169 days
143 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
46 days
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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James Ruddy
Kentville
27 days
85 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
61 days
66 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
111 days
34 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
110 days
79 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
109 days
120 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
150 days
85 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
109 days
133 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
104 days
139 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
91 days
181 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
72 days
222 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
220 days
94 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
274 days
109 days
Catherine Christine Maltby
Kentville
272 days
118 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
230 days
164 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
208 days
217 days
David P Morris
Halifax
438 days
390 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
5096 days
58 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
---
---
Simon Frank
Halifax
---
---

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
26 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
27 days
33 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
14 days
47 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
50 days
14 days
James Ruddy
Kentville
16 days
49 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
50 days
35 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
49 days
38 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
42 days
47 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
43 days
63 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
43 days
63 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
52 days
59 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
68 days
48 days
Catherine Christine Maltby
Kentville
87 days
66 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
95 days
67 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
136 days
33 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
123 days
47 days
David P Morris
Halifax
96 days
82 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
---
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Simon Frank
Halifax
---
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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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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