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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 ?
286 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
389 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
86 days
60 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
64 days
87 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
44 days
117 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
77 days
92 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
36 days
238 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
106 days
172 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
331 days
262 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
915 days
64 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
399 days
1079 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
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
23 days
26 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
21 days
28 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
17 days
41 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
36 days
36 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
20 days
55 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
40 days
51 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
113 days
30 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
148 days
91 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
127 days
313 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
26 days
70 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
85 days
73 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
44 days
117 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
77 days
92 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
100 days
125 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
105 days
128 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
104 days
136 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
268 days
57 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
264 days
297 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
414 days
187 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
941 days
64 days
David P Morris
Halifax
374 days
749 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
376 days
1079 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
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David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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John Scott
Dartmouth
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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524 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
13 days
22 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
21 days
26 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
36 days
36 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
30 days
43 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
45 days
29 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
20 days
55 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
48 days
30 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
36 days
57 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
118 days
30 days
David P Morris
Halifax
60 days
97 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
105 days
67 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
176 days
99 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
177 days
413 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
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David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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John Scott
Dartmouth
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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329 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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