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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 ?
450 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
295 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
154 days
295 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
426 days
357 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
747 days
104 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
235 days
827 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
76 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
433 days
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
236 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
107 days
40 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
129 days
61 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
115 days
84 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
145 days
57 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
45 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
231 days
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
123 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 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
43 days
193 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
118 days
221 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
261 days
169 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
229 days
309 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
155 days
475 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
254 days
380 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
221 days
449 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
182 days
493 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
182 days
493 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
461 days
278 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
659 days
104 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
154 days
624 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
457 days
588 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
436 days
917 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
609 days
1872 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Devin Piccott
Dartmouth
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
240 days
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
357 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
9 days
56 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
29 days
45 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
48 days
110 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
140 days
36 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
83 days
195 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
155 days
170 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
108 days
236 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
244 days
118 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
47 days
327 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
90 days
284 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
56 days
369 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
327 days
120 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
224 days
481 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
295 days
424 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
248 days
611 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Devin Piccott
Dartmouth
---
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
210 days
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
70 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 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
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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