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Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy (Pediatric)

Service/Procedure Summary

Pediatric patients are under 16 years old. 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 ?
282 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
50 days
95 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
89 days
75 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
86 days
251 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
257 days
133 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
205 days
314 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
29 days
49 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
53 days
54 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
43 days
69 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
48 days
122 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
172 days
195 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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: 
June 1 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
41 days
133 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
89 days
125 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
104 days
166 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
127 days
159 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
69 days
241 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
204 days
121 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
203 days
127 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
205 days
174 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
278 days
139 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
247 days
179 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
234 days
201 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
261 days
244 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
229 days
281 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
219 days
303 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
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124 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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
12 days
67 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
31 days
54 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
51 days
80 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
83 days
62 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
65 days
84 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
54 days
103 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
51 days
124 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
30 days
152 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
162 days
38 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
118 days
86 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
148 days
104 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
182 days
148 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
176 days
200 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
183 days
198 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
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49 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 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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