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

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
596 days
258 days
John Scott
Bridgewater
102 days
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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143 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
93 days
855 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
405 days
410 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
97 days
400 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
344 days
187 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
272 days
188 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
117 days
246 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
87 days
97 days
John Scott
Bridgewater
35 days
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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137 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
59 days
313 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
60 days
326 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
64 days
283 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
50 days
91 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
111 days
112 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
74 days
96 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 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 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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