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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 ?
428 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
441 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
383 days
276 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
323 days
476 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
480 days
342 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
376 days
490 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
200 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
99 days
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
239 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
68 days
157 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
294 days
109 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
354 days
102 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
137 days
325 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
92 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
84 days
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
113 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: 
January 1 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
155 days
97 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
66 days
200 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
109 days
177 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
180 days
136 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
50 days
337 days
John D Stein
Halifax
403 days
174 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
376 days
308 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
439 days
288 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
480 days
272 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
264 days
543 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
264 days
543 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
488 days
326 days
Devin Piccott
Dartmouth
354 days
473 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
829 days
723 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
457 days
2317 days
Dartmouth
---
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
125 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
630 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
33 days
77 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
72 days
43 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
94 days
58 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
90 days
99 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
33 days
168 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
143 days
64 days
John D Stein
Halifax
199 days
46 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
188 days
128 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
191 days
128 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
124 days
197 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
289 days
145 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
166 days
312 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
356 days
147 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
377 days
197 days
Devin Piccott
Dartmouth
252 days
384 days
Dartmouth
---
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
116 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
76 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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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