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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 ?
224 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
259 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
44 days
125 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
202 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
210 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
95 days
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
236 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
76 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
66 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
154 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
56 days
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
139 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
28 days
88 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
73 days
154 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
52 days
304 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
191 days
208 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
129 days
321 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
341 days
126 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
336 days
164 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
306 days
202 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
336 days
246 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
357 days
236 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
83 days
511 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
117 days
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
26 days
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
---
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
149 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
59 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
16 days
49 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
35 days
70 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
33 days
112 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
40 days
107 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
128 days
54 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
57 days
139 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
159 days
42 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
93 days
166 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
149 days
138 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
53 days
241 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
217 days
116 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
100 days
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
14 days
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
---
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
70 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
45 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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Next Update: 
August 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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