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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 ?
181 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
355 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
246 days
88 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
73 days
703 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
258 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
355 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
92 days
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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
10 days
41 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
61 days
111 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
97 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
334 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
44 days
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
October 1 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
41 days
143 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
117 days
181 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
52 days
321 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
13 days
429 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
127 days
321 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
174 days
321 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
146 days
354 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
353 days
174 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
341 days
188 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
409 days
187 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
382 days
258 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
102 days
558 days
John Scott
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
461 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
---

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
69 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
51 days
101 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
78 days
81 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
73 days
89 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
83 days
83 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
27 days
164 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
67 days
177 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
177 days
103 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
53 days
243 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
97 days
208 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
271 days
142 days
John Scott
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
108 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
---

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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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