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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 ?
205 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
321 days
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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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313 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
531 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
106 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
231 days
104 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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192 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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334 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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66 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
11 days
88 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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
382 days
258 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
110 days
321 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
353 days
164 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
91 days
321 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
John Scott
Halifax
81 days
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
102 days
558 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
97 days
400 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
146 days
355 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
409 days
187 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
41 days
143 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
429 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
341 days
188 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
94 days
167 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
82 days
90 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
34 days
164 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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---
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
327 days
125 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
---
---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
44 days
111 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
John Scott
Halifax
26 days
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
61 days
125 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
67 days
259 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
54 days
246 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
67 days
88 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
14 days
74 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
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47 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
177 days
113 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
56 days
71 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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