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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 ?
326 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
260 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
44 days
165 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
280 days
189 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
255 days
274 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
393 days
376 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
106 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
145 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
39 days
49 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
54 days
120 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
148 days
132 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
189 days
111 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
78 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
99 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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: 
December 1 - February 28 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair Williams
Sydney
120 days
101 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
114 days
145 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
145 days
145 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
154 days
153 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
79 days
272 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
181 days
173 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
280 days
195 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
127 days
362 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
349 days
141 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
294 days
202 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
490 days
190 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
330 days
371 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
446 days
1615 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
---
376 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
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
Blair Williams
Sydney
16 days
39 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
17 days
47 days
Rashmikant G Chokshi
Sydney
61 days
43 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
80 days
64 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
73 days
76 days
Ian M Dempsey
Dartmouth
90 days
79 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
68 days
127 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
140 days
71 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
172 days
59 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
39 days
259 days
Robin B LeBlanc
Dartmouth
115 days
228 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
205 days
148 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
306 days
162 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
---
278 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
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: 
March 1 2017 - February 28 2018
Next Update: 
April 2018
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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