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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 ?
353 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
259 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
93 days
133 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
76 days
236 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
351 days
166 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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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
94 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
44 days
102 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
150 days
143 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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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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: 
June 1 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
94 days
146 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
28 days
223 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
52 days
304 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
182 days
259 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
129 days
321 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
341 days
134 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
351 days
164 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
382 days
202 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
83 days
511 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
405 days
246 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
438 days
230 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
117 days
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Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
41 days
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
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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
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
9 days
44 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
38 days
112 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
82 days
68 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
56 days
111 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
142 days
42 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
35 days
164 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
56 days
145 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
163 days
103 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
50 days
228 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
105 days
174 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
217 days
107 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
100 days
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Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
12 days
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
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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 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 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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