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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 ?
196 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
326 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
38 days
106 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
50 days
93 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
68 days
70 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
133 days
116 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
151 days
238 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
173 days
199 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
220 days
494 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
252 days
120 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
262 days
345 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
16 days
29 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
22 days
24 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
24 days
49 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
44 days
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
48 days
76 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
57 days
40 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
57 days
70 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
60 days
259 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
186 days
149 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
38 days
106 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
55 days
61 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
78 days
391 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
84 days
96 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
102 days
494 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
138 days
297 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
151 days
147 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
40 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
177 days
154 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
190 days
157 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
231 days
152 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
252 days
120 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
321 days
345 days
David P Morris
Halifax
339 days
398 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
Sydney
17 days
27 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
24 days
49 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
34 days
22 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
37 days
47 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
42 days
94 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
42 days
61 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
44 days
28 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
49 days
256 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
50 days
67 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
69 days
36 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
72 days
90 days
David P Morris
Halifax
105 days
116 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
124 days
34 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
219 days
147 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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 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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