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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 ?
80 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
191 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
81 days
192 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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 Timesort descending
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
42 days
73 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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: 
January 1 - March 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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15 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
56 days
99 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
121 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
630 days
179 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
70 days
191 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
50 days
262 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
267 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
60 days
274 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
---
---
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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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 Timesort descending
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
---
13 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
30 days
44 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
33 days
58 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
---
77 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
132 days
96 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
27 days
105 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
31 days
172 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
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182 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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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 2021 - March 31 2022
Next Update: 
May 2022
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