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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 ?
197 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
320 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
44 days
93 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
53 days
97 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
120 days
70 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
231 days
116 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
168 days
198 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
252 days
120 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
196 days
253 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
262 days
233 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
224 days
482 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
17 days
28 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
21 days
31 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 days
43 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
45 days
28 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
58 days
41 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
55 days
66 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
49 days
76 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
57 days
259 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
195 days
147 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
123 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 2019 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
158 days
219 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
151 days
147 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
80 days
62 days
David P Morris
Halifax
368 days
397 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
44 days
106 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
321 days
233 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
252 days
120 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
84 days
96 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
173 days
157 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
281 days
391 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
98 days
482 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
53 days
97 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
183 days
151 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
138 days
297 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
161 days
40 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
296 days
152 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
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
36 days
119 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
50 days
60 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
17 days
30 days
David P Morris
Halifax
107 days
106 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
22 days
31 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
211 days
99 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
45 days
28 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
40 days
55 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
66 days
34 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
42 days
97 days
Nael Shoman
Halifax
48 days
259 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
25 days
43 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
71 days
84 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
50 days
60 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
31 days
22 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
---
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
124 days
34 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 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 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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