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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 ?
214 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
303 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
75 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
202 days
326 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
114 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
196 days
102 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
61 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
226 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
42 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
153 days
225 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
85 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
160 days
43 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
37 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
159 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
171 days
100 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
73 days
152 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
48 days
166 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
198 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
172 days
127 days
John Scott
Bridgewater
203 days
303 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
99 days
226 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
---
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
78 days
74 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
218 days
251 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
239 days
139 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
227 days
361 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
231 days
310 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
130 days
244 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
483 days
152 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
22 days
43 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
51 days
85 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
20 days
99 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
---
106 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
105 days
74 days
John Scott
Bridgewater
73 days
211 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
61 days
100 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
---
---
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
32 days
48 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
172 days
137 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
128 days
41 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
172 days
281 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
181 days
227 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
44 days
166 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
68 days
94 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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 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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