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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 ?
364 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
206 days
258 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
328 days
330 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
255 days
541 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
602 days
201 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
207 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
159 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
198 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
344 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
177 days
88 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
106 days
160 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
83 days
236 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
154 days
191 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
118 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
132 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
108 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
189 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
143 days
110 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
111 days
166 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
167 days
147 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
279 days
121 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
156 days
259 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
245 days
220 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
312 days
236 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
379 days
252 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
314 days
344 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
162 days
541 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
531 days
190 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
546 days
243 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
355 days
1270 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
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
---
---
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
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
8 days
40 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
89 days
55 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
83 days
67 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
49 days
115 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
88 days
102 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
129 days
83 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
135 days
83 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
165 days
70 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
165 days
80 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
157 days
95 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
134 days
185 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
50 days
272 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
311 days
639 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
79 days
---
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
171 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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