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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 ?
359 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
579 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
53 days
93 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
359 days
380 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
273 days
801 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
116 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
159 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
613 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
400 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
514 days
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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
34 days
23 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
88 days
77 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
44 days
153 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
53 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
119 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
424 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
330 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
207 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John Scott
Dartmouth
152 days
190 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
160 days
260 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
122 days
336 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
229 days
309 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
64 days
475 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
422 days
138 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
137 days
514 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
221 days
449 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
182 days
493 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
354 days
376 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
273 days
847 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
586 days
3283 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
338 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
---
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
353 days
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
613 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
357 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
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
30 days
47 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
22 days
83 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
34 days
78 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
73 days
185 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
49 days
273 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
155 days
170 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
45 days
341 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
50 days
355 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
56 days
369 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
247 days
209 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
51 days
566 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
371 days
769 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
227 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
---
---
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
249 days
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
---
522 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
220 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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