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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 ?
240 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
601 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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305 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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664 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
258 days
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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587 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
278 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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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223 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
238 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
246 days
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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315 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
122 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John Scott
Dartmouth
102 days
195 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
181 days
278 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
228 days
244 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
228 days
244 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
246 days
238 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
502 days
305 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
234 days
607 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
99 days
---
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
418 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
258 days
---
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
310 days
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
601 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
42 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
John Scott
Dartmouth
46 days
24 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
27 days
99 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
90 days
149 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
90 days
149 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
155 days
112 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
90 days
222 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
189 days
292 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
---
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
45 days
---
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
290 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
84 days
---
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
46 days
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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410 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
26 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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