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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 ?
401 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
385 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
74 days
90 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
279 days
288 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
441 days
137 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
356 days
378 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
48 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
104 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
392 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
20 days
27 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
58 days
62 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
151 days
73 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
197 days
135 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
33 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
18 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
314 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
41 days
81 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
20 days
136 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
84 days
104 days
John Scott
Halifax
168 days
25 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
96 days
125 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
237 days
139 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
140 days
250 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
336 days
162 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
112 days
392 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
210 days
329 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
440 days
104 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
405 days
212 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
183 days
511 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
157 days
541 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
358 days
344 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
484 days
352 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
401 days
744 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
---
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
John Scott
Halifax
29 days
18 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
14 days
49 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
16 days
55 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
51 days
48 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
65 days
70 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
99 days
36 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
73 days
67 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
76 days
78 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
77 days
113 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
141 days
71 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
123 days
120 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
143 days
156 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
211 days
94 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
53 days
326 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
322 days
123 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
335 days
128 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
63 days
438 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Richard Bendor-Samuel
Halifax
---
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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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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