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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 ?
238 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
310 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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61 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
238 days
88 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
196 days
161 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
226 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
237 days
326 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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---
North Sydney
Northside General 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 Timesort descending
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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35 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
189 days
42 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
177 days
79 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
129 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
172 days
216 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
81 days
74 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
175 days
95 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
239 days
139 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
343 days
152 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
73 days
153 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
48 days
166 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
93 days
187 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
198 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
213 days
241 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
130 days
244 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
221 days
250 days
John Scott
Halifax
203 days
303 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
231 days
310 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
220 days
361 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
---

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
Blair Williams
Sydney
28 days
38 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
137 days
40 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
34 days
48 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
60 days
77 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
51 days
85 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
56 days
93 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
72 days
94 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
15 days
96 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
106 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
174 days
149 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
41 days
166 days
John Scott
Halifax
73 days
211 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
184 days
224 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
176 days
278 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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