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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 ?
592 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
511 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
24 days
99 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
100 days
501 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
270 days
406 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
702 days
35 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
471 days
471 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
436 days
790 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
735 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
110 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
9 days
54 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
41 days
66 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
96 days
197 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
268 days
147 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
505 days
30 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
445 days
204 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
227 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
60 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
131 days
221 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
148 days
221 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
122 days
380 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
229 days
309 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
85 days
475 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
104 days
501 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
270 days
357 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
221 days
449 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
182 days
493 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
164 days
514 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
655 days
138 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
470 days
347 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
450 days
588 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
312 days
847 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
586 days
3283 days
Halifax
---
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
353 days
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
342 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
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
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
38 days
34 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
14 days
68 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
33 days
61 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
53 days
90 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
97 days
185 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
155 days
170 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
151 days
190 days
Blair Williams
North Sydney
48 days
330 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
75 days
309 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
249 days
151 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
56 days
369 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
72 days
361 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
253 days
460 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
210 days
604 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
371 days
642 days
Halifax
---
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
249 days
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
50 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 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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