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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 ?
412 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
377 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
482 days
137 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
255 days
406 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
602 days
181 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
247 days
1270 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
144 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
173 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
255 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
103 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
118 days
80 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
89 days
112 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
249 days
112 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
126 days
333 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
76 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
126 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
75 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
51 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 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
101 days
166 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
143 days
139 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
167 days
147 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
151 days
259 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
249 days
189 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
312 days
190 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
255 days
248 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
481 days
70 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
140 days
422 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
377 days
269 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
531 days
190 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
546 days
189 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
446 days
1270 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
93 days
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
208 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---

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
8 days
40 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
45 days
62 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
49 days
104 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
66 days
100 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
77 days
91 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
112 days
100 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
166 days
51 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
120 days
101 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
161 days
77 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
179 days
61 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
33 days
255 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
258 days
87 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
276 days
623 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
81 days
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
150 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---

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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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