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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 ?
189 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
351 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
182 days
377 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
---
249 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
324 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
257 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
211 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
77 days
270 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
188 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
276 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
170 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
78 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
36 days
130 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
37 days
231 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
73 days
271 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
214 days
324 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
203 days
336 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
213 days
352 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
241 days
366 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
121 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
121 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
58 days
---
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
248 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
170 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
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
25 days
50 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
13 days
107 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
71 days
198 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
58 days
238 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
146 days
209 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
151 days
230 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
143 days
271 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
77 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
77 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
39 days
---
John Scott
Dartmouth
---
210 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
41 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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