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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 ?
786 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
308 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
786 days
85 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
807 days
217 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
126 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
444 days
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
344 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
513 days
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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
88 days
92 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
379 days
64 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
50 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
383 days
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
177 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
76 days
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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
43 days
126 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
107 days
169 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
111 days
169 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
247 days
215 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
134 days
364 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
309 days
190 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
229 days
309 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
213 days
335 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
450 days
148 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
182 days
493 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
255 days
491 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
726 days
114 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
496 days
484 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
689 days
868 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
866 days
1003 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
167 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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
13 days
45 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
35 days
45 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
47 days
85 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
101 days
75 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
91 days
111 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
73 days
153 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
180 days
86 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
174 days
120 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
155 days
170 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
210 days
173 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
56 days
369 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
300 days
132 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
402 days
52 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
409 days
54 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
291 days
198 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
63 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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