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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 ?
213 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
365 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
213 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
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249 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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257 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
257 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
232 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
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
170 days
259 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
---
214 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
206 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
170 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
156 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
49 days
98 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
72 days
125 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
39 days
231 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
33 days
303 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
182 days
205 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
189 days
226 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
239 days
178 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
203 days
297 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
218 days
332 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
241 days
366 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
58 days
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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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
25 days
41 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
11 days
92 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
7 days
98 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
63 days
96 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
189 days
41 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
56 days
192 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
31 days
219 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
157 days
194 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
164 days
228 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
166 days
294 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
48 days
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
104 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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