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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 ?
172 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
158 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
42 days
97 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
104 days
105 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
158 days
116 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
161 days
169 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
330 days
157 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
67 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
153 days
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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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
29 days
79 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
29 days
82 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
92 days
42 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
134 days
91 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
217 days
98 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
50 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
124 days
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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: 
May 1 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
20 days
27 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
97 days
84 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
125 days
116 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
152 days
108 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
154 days
161 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
113 days
209 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
151 days
174 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
165 days
188 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
161 days
195 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
269 days
90 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
330 days
193 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
202 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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
11 days
27 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
30 days
56 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
30 days
65 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
42 days
59 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
112 days
53 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
69 days
116 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
110 days
96 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
165 days
45 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
100 days
126 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
131 days
136 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
175 days
109 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
117 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 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 2018
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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