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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 ?
215 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
286 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
44 days
69 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
68 days
96 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
77 days
62 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
188 days
181 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
245 days
436 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
262 days
219 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
281 days
216 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
330 days
109 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
406 days
129 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
17 days
22 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
21 days
29 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 days
43 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
47 days
64 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
47 days
60 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
58 days
48 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
63 days
26 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
65 days
244 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
185 days
100 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
55 days
93 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
68 days
96 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
68 days
40 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
80 days
69 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
86 days
170 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
109 days
435 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
155 days
278 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
180 days
123 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
195 days
140 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
197 days
145 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
262 days
233 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
273 days
96 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
330 days
116 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
406 days
129 days
David P Morris
Halifax
409 days
389 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
418 days
329 days
John Scott
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
60 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Robin B LeBlanc
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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Philip L Curry
Sydney
18 days
18 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
21 days
29 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
24 days
28 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
25 days
43 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
30 days
72 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
42 days
44 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
42 days
77 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
48 days
62 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
50 days
60 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
51 days
47 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
53 days
232 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
57 days
68 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
62 days
26 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
94 days
37 days
David P Morris
Halifax
107 days
111 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
195 days
100 days
John Scott
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
33 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Robin B LeBlanc
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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
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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