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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 ?
331 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
292 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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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
221 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
172 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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56 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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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
43 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
109 days
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
31 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
24 days
88 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
63 days
152 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
161 days
143 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
94 days
246 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
301 days
101 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
331 days
147 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
101 days
426 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
162 days
411 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
423 days
188 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
346 days
484 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
191 days
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David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
172 days
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
112 days
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
---
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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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
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
14 days
50 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
22 days
70 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
43 days
53 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
48 days
63 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
42 days
98 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
28 days
145 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
115 days
109 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
138 days
138 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
194 days
95 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
240 days
59 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
97 days
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David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
99 days
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
76 days
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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