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Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)

Service/Procedure Summary

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is used to treat a variety of sinus problems, including sinusitis and nasal polyps. It is performed using nasal endoscopes, which are tiny cameras inserted through the nostrils to avoid cutting the skin.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
67 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
202 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
48 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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159 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
28 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
145 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
49 days
181 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
77 days
190 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
80 days
118 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
113 days
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
123 days
208 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
142 days
178 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
215 days
416 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
437 days
467 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
225 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
26 days
90 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
29 days
44 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
48 days
104 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
50 days
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
55 days
104 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
81 days
97 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
115 days
266 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
128 days
342 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
137 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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