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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 ?
440 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
385 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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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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318 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
94 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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500 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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36 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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78 days
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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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108 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
48 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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201 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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35 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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43 days
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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Martin Corsten
Halifax
21 days
58 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
23 days
239 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
151 days
220 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
228 days
244 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
51 days
427 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
270 days
244 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
244 days
301 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
258 days
341 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
64 days
601 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
142 days
598 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
643 days
305 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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372 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
258 days
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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374 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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---
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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420 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
Martin Corsten
Halifax
9 days
50 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
54 days
63 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
52 days
84 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
17 days
144 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
29 days
183 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
24 days
204 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
90 days
149 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
80 days
168 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
125 days
207 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
32 days
306 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
198 days
236 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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236 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
52 days
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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86 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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326 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 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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