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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 ?
225 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
174 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
63 days
83 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
61 days
115 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
132 days
70 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
140 days
85 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
93 days
158 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
177 days
147 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
254 days
87 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
280 days
69 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
204 days
157 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
350 days
310 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
34 days
26 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
20 days
42 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
47 days
21 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
26 days
47 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
50 days
36 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
43 days
58 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
28 days
88 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
93 days
38 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
120 days
51 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
92 days
111 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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
50 days
68 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
63 days
107 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
31 days
160 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
43 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
147 days
76 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
162 days
68 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
176 days
72 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
93 days
158 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
210 days
57 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
183 days
126 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
158 days
153 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
280 days
69 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
180 days
199 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
210 days
192 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
317 days
95 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
162 days
252 days
David P Morris
Halifax
520 days
403 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
253 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
61 days
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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
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
22 days
18 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
17 days
40 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
45 days
21 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
47 days
21 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
29 days
43 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
43 days
37 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
44 days
49 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
58 days
49 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
39 days
69 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
28 days
88 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
43 days
76 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
102 days
24 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
88 days
38 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
95 days
63 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
63 days
103 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
167 days
67 days
David P Morris
Halifax
176 days
106 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
207 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
17 days
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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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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