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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 ?
240 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
254 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
165 days
409 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
490 days
160 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
97 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
152 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
192 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
364 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
160 days
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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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
96 days
81 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
200 days
75 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
88 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
48 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
104 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
64 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
68 days
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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: 
May 1 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
56 days
72 days
James Ruddy
Kentville
42 days
160 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
118 days
124 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
138 days
204 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
160 days
194 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
349 days
92 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
179 days
316 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
207 days
290 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
221 days
282 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
215 days
346 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
345 days
254 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
427 days
231 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
352 days
946 days
Catherine Christine Maltby
Kentville
---
288 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
---
362 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
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
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
14 days
42 days
James Ruddy
Kentville
28 days
75 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
61 days
49 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
65 days
53 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
71 days
50 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
38 days
105 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
50 days
101 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
115 days
56 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
67 days
132 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
133 days
95 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
236 days
110 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
122 days
226 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
161 days
305 days
Catherine Christine Maltby
Kentville
---
125 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
---
344 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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