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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
214 days
305 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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526 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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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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50%

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

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
---
526 days
Dartmouth
491 days
209 days
Sydney
---
223 days
Halifax
---
---
Halifax
---
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Halifax
19 days
44 days
Kentville
---
384 days
Dartmouth
---
39 days
Sydney
---
259 days
Halifax
105 days
---
Dartmouth
285 days
541 days
Dartmouth
---
572 days
Dartmouth
35 days
---
Glace Bay
146 days
231 days
Kentville
---
313 days

50%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
---
220 days
Dartmouth
122 days
161 days
Sydney
---
102 days
Halifax
---
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Halifax
---
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Halifax
13 days
36 days
Kentville
---
143 days
Dartmouth
---
28 days
Sydney
---
70 days
Halifax
67 days
---
Dartmouth
124 days
155 days
Dartmouth
---
145 days
Dartmouth
18 days
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Glace Bay
91 days
147 days
Kentville
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222 days

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