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

90%

Communitysort descending 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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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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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223 days
Windsor
Hants Community 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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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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61 days
Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
737 days
281 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
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112 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
296 days
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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190 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
133 days
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
70 days
50 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
507 days
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Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
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302 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
226 days
156 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
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78 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
173 days
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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134 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Elaine Fung
Halifax
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
97 days
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Martin Corsten
Halifax
10 days
35 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
363 days
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Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
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134 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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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: 
July 1 2021 - June 30 2022
Next Update: 
August 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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