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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 ?
260 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
432 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
64 days
87 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
52 days
118 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
85 days
88 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
133 days
77 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
140 days
151 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
440 days
61 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
214 days
296 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
264 days
258 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
430 days
1100 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
68 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
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
23 days
27 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
29 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
25 days
45 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
44 days
31 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
23 days
63 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
48 days
51 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
110 days
34 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
120 days
79 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
119 days
413 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
52 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 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
248 days
187 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
85 days
84 days
David P Morris
Halifax
374 days
733 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
70 days
70 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
440 days
61 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
45 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
145 days
89 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
244 days
304 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
439 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
499 days
1125 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
59 days
118 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
135 days
122 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
134 days
136 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
259 days
41 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
85 days
88 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
148 days
96 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
22 days
33 days
David P Morris
Halifax
56 days
106 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
24 days
22 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
113 days
34 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
34 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
50 days
30 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
78 days
54 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
242 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
175 days
546 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
24 days
63 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
47 days
57 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
48 days
55 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
27 days
28 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
41 days
31 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 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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