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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 ?
368 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
285 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
230 days
256 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
398 days
130 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
365 days
288 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
253 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
258 days
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
378 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
225 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
84 days
144 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
328 days
64 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
341 days
194 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
78 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
96 days
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
178 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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45 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
109 days
125 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
86 days
174 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
88 days
216 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
152 days
245 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
73 days
344 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
369 days
97 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
213 days
335 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
309 days
308 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
428 days
315 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
482 days
273 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
722 days
173 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
828 days
845 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
1218 days
1003 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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630 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
15 days
60 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
30 days
65 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
72 days
62 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
104 days
40 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
31 days
133 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
30 days
134 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
180 days
109 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
193 days
152 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
218 days
179 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
352 days
63 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
353 days
109 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
310 days
163 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
457 days
198 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
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Matthew Hall Rigby
Halifax
---
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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76 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 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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