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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 ?
324 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
131 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
47 days
57 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
150 days
35 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
106 days
82 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
103 days
118 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
137 days
114 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
213 days
118 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
254 days
133 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
216 days
261 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
566 days
355 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
146 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
18 days
38 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
40 days
19 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
17 days
43 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
42 days
44 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
38 days
61 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
55 days
48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
112 days
38 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
93 days
63 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
106 days
72 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
38 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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
28 days
51 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
94 days
57 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
137 days
33 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
90 days
101 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
106 days
92 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
98 days
105 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
53 days
158 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
138 days
78 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
103 days
118 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
122 days
101 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
131 days
126 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
213 days
118 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
285 days
153 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
214 days
276 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
395 days
101 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
544 days
103 days
David P Morris
Halifax
522 days
420 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
208 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
114 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
20 days
21 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
11 days
33 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
29 days
22 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
24 days
37 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
48 days
17 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
41 days
38 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
40 days
40 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
37 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
53 days
41 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
39 days
61 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
42 days
62 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
58 days
48 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
45 days
64 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
63 days
54 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
78 days
44 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
141 days
37 days
David P Morris
Halifax
189 days
82 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
96 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
94 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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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