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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 ?
371 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
270 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
87 days
291 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
405 days
73 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
377 days
121 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
300 days
286 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
365 days
256 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
272 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
147 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.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
24 days
41 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
101 days
71 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
52 days
181 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
148 days
128 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
360 days
33 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
53 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
71 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
North Sydney
26 days
55 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
27 days
155 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
93 days
104 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
93 days
167 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
203 days
118 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
255 days
128 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
267 days
140 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
152 days
259 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
401 days
207 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
379 days
255 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
380 days
291 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
161 days
541 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
412 days
344 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
531 days
352 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
394 days
1270 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
251 days
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
208 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
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
Hisham Ali Wasl
North Sydney
16 days
32 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
14 days
100 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
77 days
61 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
36 days
104 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
87 days
54 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
89 days
69 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
95 days
97 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
109 days
99 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
136 days
78 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
91 days
160 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
213 days
71 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
56 days
255 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
216 days
100 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
155 days
189 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
321 days
506 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Elaine Fung
Halifax
96 days
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
171 days
Richard Bendor-Samuel
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: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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