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Septoplasty

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgical procedure corrects problems in the nasal septum, which is the wall inside the nose that separates the nostrils.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
420 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
289 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
126 days
147 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
329 days
99 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
231 days
407 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
561 days
189 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
269 days
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
143 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
338 days
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
140 days
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
106 days
38 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
54 days
102 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
74 days
114 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
154 days
52 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
72 days
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
111 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
50 days
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
88 days
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
112 days
145 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
167 days
101 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
122 days
151 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
154 days
153 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
143 days
171 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
79 days
272 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
309 days
172 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
120 days
386 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
399 days
141 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
368 days
195 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
332 days
371 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
561 days
190 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
460 days
1615 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
93 days
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
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Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Richard Bendor-Samuel
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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
38 days
38 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
23 days
55 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
55 days
27 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
66 days
78 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
74 days
79 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
75 days
92 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
60 days
119 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
172 days
91 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
209 days
55 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
111 days
174 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
34 days
253 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
201 days
111 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
305 days
167 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
57 days
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Richard Bendor-Samuel
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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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