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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 ?
221 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
380 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
221 days
389 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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138 days
Kentville
Valley Regional 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
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
201 days
240 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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114 days
Kentville
Valley Regional 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
45 days
114 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
78 days
98 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
73 days
125 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
34 days
176 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
104 days
226 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
239 days
155 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
214 days
217 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
196 days
278 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
223 days
310 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
205 days
369 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
519 days
149 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
10 days
55 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
26 days
54 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
8 days
105 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
54 days
85 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
119 days
37 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
57 days
108 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
99 days
99 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
55 days
164 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
163 days
197 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
169 days
226 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
165 days
299 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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