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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 ?
263 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
619 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
182 days
471 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
192 days
800 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
550 days
1872 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
74 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
279 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
573 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
505 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
780 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
336 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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
49 days
261 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
61 days
357 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
249 days
355 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
39 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
86 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
258 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
395 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
274 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
291 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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
164 days
222 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
128 days
336 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
362 days
168 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
208 days
329 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
229 days
309 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
249 days
301 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
47 days
505 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
517 days
138 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
182 days
493 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
182 days
493 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
337 days
357 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
173 days
588 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
258 days
800 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
73 days
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
261 days
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
342 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
3283 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
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
49 days
37 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
27 days
82 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
76 days
41 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
84 days
118 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
47 days
207 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
155 days
170 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
63 days
273 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
146 days
209 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
20 days
391 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
56 days
369 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
56 days
369 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
150 days
431 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
74 days
576 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
59 days
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
249 days
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
42 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
896 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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