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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 ?
219 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
191 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
77 days
83 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
124 days
69 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
140 days
69 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
127 days
115 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
93 days
155 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
183 days
123 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
190 days
155 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
280 days
69 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
204 days
170 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
393 days
337 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
25 days
21 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
25 days
42 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
47 days
20 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
29 days
42 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
55 days
41 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
44 days
59 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
21 days
83 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
73 days
47 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
121 days
58 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
80 days
142 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
North Sydney
55 days
41 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
77 days
60 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
140 days
42 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
133 days
76 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
183 days
63 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
93 days
155 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
183 days
68 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
181 days
79 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
182 days
144 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
175 days
155 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
280 days
69 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
210 days
187 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
206 days
192 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
204 days
198 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
181 days
286 days
David P Morris
Halifax
564 days
375 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
253 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
153 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
107 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
Hisham Ali Wasl
North Sydney
21 days
10 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
30 days
20 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
25 days
40 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
47 days
19 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
26 days
43 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
37 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
45 days
56 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
21 days
83 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
64 days
50 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
43 days
71 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
102 days
27 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
70 days
66 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
98 days
38 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
64 days
147 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
161 days
80 days
David P Morris
Halifax
139 days
106 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
169 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
17 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
72 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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