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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 ?
75 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
379 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
184 days
45 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
55 days
379 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
137 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
179 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
257 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
44 days
39 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
29 days
143 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
60 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
106 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
170 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
North Sydney
74 days
231 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
250 days
142 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
188 days
379 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
210 days
367 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
190 days
389 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
251 days
391 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
121 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
356 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
130 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
170 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
473 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
Blair Williams
North Sydney
37 days
54 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
42 days
176 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
71 days
180 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
172 days
85 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
130 days
138 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
45 days
227 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
77 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
287 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
61 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
154 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
207 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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