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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 ?
64 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
377 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
43 days
69 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
63 days
377 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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391 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
257 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
39 days
31 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
35 days
209 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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250 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
170 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
62 days
231 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
250 days
106 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
198 days
379 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
213 days
368 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
202 days
379 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
281 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
121 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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374 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
138 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
170 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
---
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
Blair Williams
Sydney
20 days
119 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
127 days
65 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
56 days
241 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
74 days
243 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
139 days
206 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
202 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
77 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
293 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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86 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
154 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
---
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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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 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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