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

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 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
Dartmouth
213 days
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
102 days
855 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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351 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
410 days
410 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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400 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
344 days
113 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
47 days
158 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
272 days
134 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
Dartmouth
36 days
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
61 days
274 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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319 days
Martin Corsten
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
62 days
271 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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301 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
38 days
66 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
15 days
92 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
155 days
63 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
66 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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