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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
119 days
69 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
129 days
182 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
211 days
181 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
69 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
69 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
92 days
34 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
94 days
97 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
93 days
116 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
44 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
33 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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: 
May 1 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James Ruddy
Kentville
29 days
42 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
69 days
97 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
52 days
159 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
52 days
211 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
217 days
75 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
120 days
190 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
146 days
174 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
107 days
237 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
123 days
225 days
Catherine Christine Maltby
Kentville
182 days
181 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
169 days
199 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
53 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
209 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
50 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
---

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
James Ruddy
Kentville
28 days
38 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
20 days
59 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
28 days
67 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
28 days
84 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
87 days
35 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
76 days
92 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
74 days
113 days
Catherine Christine Maltby
Kentville
84 days
122 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
78 days
131 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
86 days
129 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
97 days
135 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
---
43 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
74 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
15 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
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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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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