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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 ?
216 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
246 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
77 days
79 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
121 days
70 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
68 days
153 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
273 days
88 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
193 days
171 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
203 days
192 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
349 days
101 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
257 days
196 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
378 days
369 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
16 days
23 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
26 days
37 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
52 days
22 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
41 days
40 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
27 days
55 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
49 days
63 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
74 days
55 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
119 days
63 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
82 days
201 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
46 days
70 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
77 days
43 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
96 days
88 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
132 days
85 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
68 days
153 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
180 days
63 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
182 days
85 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
190 days
93 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
173 days
187 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
198 days
165 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
296 days
82 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
190 days
206 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
211 days
188 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
143 days
354 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
497 days
101 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
395 days
214 days
David P Morris
Halifax
490 days
375 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
257 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
153 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
172 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
Philip L Curry
Sydney
17 days
21 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
23 days
28 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
22 days
40 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
52 days
22 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
36 days
41 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
27 days
54 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
58 days
34 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
49 days
44 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
45 days
59 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
78 days
33 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
55 days
70 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
57 days
69 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
105 days
30 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
86 days
79 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
155 days
80 days
David P Morris
Halifax
134 days
111 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
64 days
208 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
179 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
18 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
63 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 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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