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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 ?
392 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
287 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
36 days
191 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
141 days
241 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
408 days
253 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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78 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
33 days
89 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
63 days
66 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
89 days
155 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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40 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 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James Ruddy
Kentville
46 days
141 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
112 days
136 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
169 days
99 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
274 days
102 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
279 days
119 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
253 days
241 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
352 days
162 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
118 days
400 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
216 days
345 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
549 days
253 days
Catherine Christine Maltby
Kentville
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
132 days
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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173 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Timothy Brown
Halifax
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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
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
19 days
54 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
44 days
36 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
21 days
83 days
James Ruddy
Kentville
33 days
80 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
133 days
49 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
26 days
169 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
86 days
113 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
97 days
121 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
196 days
87 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
68 days
241 days
Catherine Christine Maltby
Kentville
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
65 days
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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146 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Timothy Brown
Halifax
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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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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