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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 ?
213 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
220 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
124 days
69 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
58 days
155 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
133 days
82 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
142 days
82 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
280 days
76 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
190 days
171 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
204 days
188 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
210 days
196 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
393 days
351 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
115 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
18 days
29 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
24 days
41 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
49 days
20 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
22 days
60 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
41 days
45 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
47 days
57 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
68 days
54 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
107 days
63 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
84 days
160 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
39 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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
55 days
70 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
96 days
75 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
133 days
43 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
58 days
155 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
142 days
82 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
150 days
82 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
180 days
63 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
182 days
81 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
188 days
84 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
280 days
76 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
198 days
160 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
210 days
170 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
206 days
192 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
190 days
216 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
127 days
323 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
257 days
198 days
David P Morris
Halifax
564 days
375 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
257 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
153 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---

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
Philip L Curry
Sydney
23 days
21 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
22 days
28 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
22 days
42 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
49 days
20 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
36 days
40 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
23 days
60 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
46 days
39 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
54 days
49 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
78 days
26 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
49 days
56 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
48 days
62 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
55 days
68 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
66 days
68 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
98 days
38 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
65 days
181 days
David P Morris
Halifax
143 days
109 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
155 days
100 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
179 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
17 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---

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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Next Update: 
August 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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