Service/Procedure Summary

The removal of a small piece of tissue form the lymph nodes, which are distributed across the body, to test for disease such as cancer.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
38 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
63 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
28 days
36 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
45 days
63 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
26 days
109 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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9 days

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
18 days
12 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
13 days
21 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
15 days
23 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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5 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
30 days
26 days
Halifax
19 days
79 days
Sydney
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Sydney
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New Glasgow
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Yarmouth
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New Glasgow
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Sydney
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Halifax
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28 days
Halifax
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Bridgewater
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Yarmouth
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Truro
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Sydney
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Halifax
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50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
14 days
16 days
Halifax
14 days
31 days
Sydney
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Sydney
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New Glasgow
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Yarmouth
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New Glasgow
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Sydney
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Halifax
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11 days
Halifax
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Bridgewater
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Yarmouth
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Truro
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Sydney
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Halifax
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