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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 ?
208 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
206 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
145 days
138 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
161 days
154 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
245 days
120 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
201 days
232 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
132 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
106 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
159 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
80 days
94 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
140 days
106 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
210 days
52 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
163 days
156 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
119 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
51 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
112 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
32 days
119 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
82 days
125 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
50 days
181 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
99 days
161 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
104 days
209 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
180 days
154 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
168 days
166 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
246 days
92 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
250 days
120 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
176 days
197 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
187 days
212 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
337 days
193 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
61 days
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
---
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
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
11 days
39 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
40 days
65 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
27 days
82 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
27 days
106 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
50 days
104 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
87 days
75 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
168 days
42 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
153 days
71 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
127 days
98 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
150 days
126 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
180 days
98 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
147 days
136 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
43 days
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
---
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 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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