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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 ?
285 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
383 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
164 days
522 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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345 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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209 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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23 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
140 days
338 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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170 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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196 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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22 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
56 days
137 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
97 days
96 days
John Scott
Bridgewater
219 days
25 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
128 days
118 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
142 days
292 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
185 days
329 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
517 days
62 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
78 days
511 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
379 days
212 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
170 days
431 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
358 days
271 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
586 days
161 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
358 days
662 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
373 days
744 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
204 days
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
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Steven F Morris
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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John Scott
Bridgewater
51 days
21 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
48 days
41 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
25 days
74 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
55 days
95 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
120 days
35 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
67 days
99 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
129 days
71 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
108 days
117 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
132 days
126 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
110 days
190 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
237 days
100 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
116 days
348 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
350 days
153 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
141 days
397 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
154 days
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Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
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Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
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Steven F Morris
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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 2020
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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