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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 ?
258 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
62 days
70 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
92 days
70 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
53 days
125 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
197 days
175 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
296 days
109 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
232 days
217 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
316 days
214 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
497 days
112 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
262 days
384 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
137 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
22 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
23 days
31 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
27 days
50 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
58 days
41 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
73 days
26 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
49 days
60 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
61 days
61 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
155 days
87 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
73 days
215 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
47 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 2018 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 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
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
53 days
125 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
121 days
70 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
193 days
97 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
196 days
105 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
202 days
166 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
273 days
96 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
190 days
181 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
173 days
219 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
232 days
188 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
330 days
152 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
140 days
385 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
497 days
112 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
418 days
329 days
David P Morris
Halifax
426 days
380 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
257 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
153 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
96 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
16 days
21 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
22 days
27 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
22 days
36 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
27 days
50 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
44 days
41 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
49 days
44 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
73 days
26 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
44 days
59 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
76 days
39 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
51 days
67 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
44 days
76 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
40 days
87 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
131 days
44 days
David P Morris
Halifax
108 days
137 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
203 days
88 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
62 days
229 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
169 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
19 days
Robin B LeBlanc
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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 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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