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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 ?
363 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
508 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
31 days
104 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
142 days
145 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
166 days
157 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
85 days
327 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
161 days
343 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
363 days
197 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
385 days
678 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
1703 days
454 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
386 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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
6 days
32 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
38 days
15 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
45 days
40 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
42 days
43 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
38 days
108 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
189 days
35 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
118 days
230 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
149 days
342 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
168 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
31 days
104 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
49 days
138 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
142 days
145 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
125 days
270 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
125 days
271 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
85 days
327 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
78 days
366 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
190 days
327 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
292 days
379 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
104 days
655 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
353 days
637 days
David P Morris
Halifax
484 days
748 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
1703 days
551 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
158 days
---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
386 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
104 days
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
135 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
197 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
North Sydney
19 days
15 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
6 days
32 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
42 days
43 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
50 days
55 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
38 days
71 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
31 days
94 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
31 days
119 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
71 days
143 days
David P Morris
Halifax
114 days
131 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
117 days
243 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
159 days
293 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
66 days
463 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
475 days
168 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
28 days
---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
233 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
67 days
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
48 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
74 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 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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