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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 ?
190 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
342 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
76 days
314 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
129 days
208 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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139 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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433 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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North Sydney
Northside General 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
48 days
90 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
49 days
108 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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44 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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253 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
20 days
82 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
41 days
147 days
John Scott
Halifax
76 days
17 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
96 days
118 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
123 days
209 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
141 days
263 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
192 days
218 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
300 days
433 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
335 days
186 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
464 days
163 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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416 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
10 days
33 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
26 days
53 days
John Scott
Halifax
39 days
13 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
47 days
47 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
59 days
62 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
67 days
327 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
74 days
79 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
77 days
134 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
77 days
79 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
175 days
104 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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138 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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