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Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. These surgical procedures remove the tonsils or adenoids.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
191 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
274 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
142 days
147 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
101 days
304 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
191 days
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
64 days
69 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
76 days
63 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
49 days
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
35 days
100 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
63 days
152 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
161 days
143 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
191 days
147 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
94 days
246 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
101 days
370 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
423 days
185 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
117 days
583 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
316 days
411 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
380 days
484 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
188 days
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
339 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
19 days
53 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
22 days
53 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
27 days
77 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
32 days
89 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
43 days
79 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
82 days
70 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
113 days
101 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
28 days
188 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
129 days
143 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
56 days
274 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
89 days
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
64 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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