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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 ?
168 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
299 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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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
80 days
118 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
56 days
180 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
128 days
110 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
362 days
24 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
150 days
301 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
379 days
212 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
164 days
435 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
517 days
104 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
358 days
271 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
586 days
162 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
358 days
730 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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Paul Hong
Halifax
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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744 days
Steven F Morris
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
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
28 days
46 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
67 days
21 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
17 days
76 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
82 days
35 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
55 days
95 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
174 days
74 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
132 days
117 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
110 days
171 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
112 days
349 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
356 days
150 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
176 days
397 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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Paul Hong
Halifax
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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166 days
Steven F Morris
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: 
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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