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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 ?
219 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
429 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
82 days
558 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
272 days
429 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
258 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
355 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
24 days
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
117 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
62 days
95 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
57 days
169 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
97 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
301 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
16 days
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
93 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: 
August 1 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
26 days
143 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
117 days
125 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
44 days
321 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
127 days
321 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
28 days
429 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
174 days
301 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
153 days
354 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
353 days
174 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
341 days
188 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
83 days
461 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
382 days
258 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
438 days
236 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
112 days
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
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
47 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
13 days
64 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
49 days
108 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
82 days
83 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
44 days
122 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
79 days
89 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
144 days
42 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
35 days
174 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
118 days
93 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
93 days
192 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
53 days
241 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
221 days
125 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
78 days
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Paul Hong
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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 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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