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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 ?
302 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
378 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
50 days
158 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
117 days
246 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
129 days
294 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
272 days
188 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
97 days
400 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
344 days
236 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
405 days
410 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
596 days
258 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
93 days
855 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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315 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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164 days
John Scott
Bridgewater
102 days
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Paul Hong
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
102 days
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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
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
16 days
87 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
53 days
88 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
66 days
96 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
87 days
90 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
75 days
122 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
133 days
112 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
57 days
260 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
57 days
288 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
59 days
313 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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163 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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122 days
John Scott
Bridgewater
35 days
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Paul Hong
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
63 days
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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: 
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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