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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 ?
245 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
429 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
68 days
124 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
131 days
124 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
118 days
181 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
85 days
327 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
161 days
258 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
363 days
63 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
213 days
345 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
203 days
391 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
300 days
583 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
21 days
29 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
22 days
41 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
35 days
35 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
34 days
37 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
62 days
34 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
57 days
72 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
50 days
168 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
120 days
161 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
106 days
289 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
50 days
86 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
117 days
86 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
131 days
124 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
118 days
181 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
140 days
211 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
78 days
285 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
125 days
254 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
161 days
239 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
363 days
48 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
85 days
327 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
85 days
327 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
213 days
262 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
253 days
561 days
David P Morris
Halifax
451 days
469 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
1703 days
532 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
158 days
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John Scott
Dartmouth
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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35 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
104 days
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
104 days
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
135 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
Blair Williams
Sydney
15 days
31 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
22 days
41 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
34 days
37 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
62 days
40 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
50 days
55 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
50 days
55 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
59 days
47 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
72 days
37 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
84 days
31 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
51 days
92 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
50 days
153 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
46 days
168 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
53 days
188 days
David P Morris
Halifax
171 days
106 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
87 days
294 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
28 days
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John Scott
Dartmouth
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
31 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
67 days
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
67 days
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
23 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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