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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 ?
265 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
407 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
44 days
106 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
77 days
63 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
77 days
88 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
86 days
87 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
101 days
180 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
344 days
293 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
376 days
1079 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
915 days
68 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
238 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
11 days
26 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
19 days
57 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
21 days
27 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
36 days
36 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
36 days
52 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
120 days
27 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
139 days
322 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
190 days
118 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
41 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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
44 days
106 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
77 days
88 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
77 days
57 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
85 days
77 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
93 days
172 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
95 days
128 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
101 days
107 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
317 days
324 days
David P Morris
Halifax
354 days
950 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
376 days
1055 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
414 days
187 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
941 days
68 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
587 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
---
---
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
70 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
13 days
27 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
20 days
57 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
20 days
32 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
34 days
46 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
35 days
59 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
36 days
36 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
41 days
30 days
David P Morris
Halifax
65 days
97 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
120 days
27 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
176 days
108 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
205 days
318 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
217 days
128 days
Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
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David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
417 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
---
---
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
22 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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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