Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. These surgical procedures remove the tonsils or adenoids.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
430 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
313 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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207 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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341 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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92 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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274 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
371 days
313 days
Glace Bay
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231 days
Dartmouth
285 days
541 days
Dartmouth
285 days
572 days
Halifax
133 days
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Sydney
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259 days
Dartmouth
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Kentville
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Halifax
19 days
44 days
Antigonish
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Sydney
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195 days
Dartmouth
737 days
209 days
Amherst
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50%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
361 days
222 days
Glace Bay
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168 days
Dartmouth
124 days
155 days
Dartmouth
144 days
145 days
Halifax
83 days
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Sydney
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80 days
Dartmouth
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Kentville
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Halifax
10 days
29 days
Antigonish
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Sydney
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77 days
Dartmouth
190 days
206 days
Amherst
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