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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 ?
250 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
331 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
50 days
60 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
28 days
99 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
63 days
88 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
86 days
92 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
97 days
195 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
344 days
262 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
915 days
64 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
354 days
1054 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
40 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
278 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
9 days
25 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
21 days
27 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
16 days
55 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
26 days
47 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
34 days
54 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
107 days
26 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
204 days
99 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
134 days
291 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
32 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
41 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: 
November 1 2021 - October 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
28 days
99 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
63 days
88 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
85 days
71 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
95 days
122 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
97 days
123 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
65 days
182 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
327 days
262 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
414 days
186 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
915 days
64 days
David P Morris
Halifax
354 days
953 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
303 days
1034 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
207 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
95 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
81 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
524 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
57 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
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
9 days
27 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
32 days
30 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
16 days
55 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
31 days
46 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
30 days
50 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
34 days
55 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
103 days
26 days
David P Morris
Halifax
60 days
112 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
190 days
90 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
227 days
128 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
222 days
255 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
41 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
21 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
41 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
333 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
26 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: 
November 1 2021 - October 31 2022
Next Update: 
December 2022
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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