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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 ?
161 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
265 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
153 days
271 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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216 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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114 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
116 days
232 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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43 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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85 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
78 days
74 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
73 days
152 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
65 days
166 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
161 days
105 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
104 days
226 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
239 days
139 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
202 days
262 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
223 days
310 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
205 days
361 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
410 days
244 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
519 days
152 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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121 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
Sydney
17 days
42 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
35 days
50 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
15 days
100 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
52 days
85 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
56 days
107 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
137 days
41 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
99 days
94 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
55 days
164 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
170 days
151 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
174 days
232 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
166 days
296 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
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79 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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 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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