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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 ?
249 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
529 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
192 days
550 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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284 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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478 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
529 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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378 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
122 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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
77 days
195 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
173 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
338 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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278 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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228 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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86 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
92 days
200 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
81 days
369 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
350 days
168 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
213 days
309 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
229 days
309 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
358 days
209 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
247 days
386 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
531 days
113 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
293 days
573 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
558 days
378 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
358 days
730 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
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David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
128 days
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
342 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
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---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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744 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
26 days
60 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
67 days
24 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
109 days
36 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
24 days
123 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
34 days
180 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
122 days
160 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
142 days
174 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
145 days
173 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
155 days
170 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
124 days
388 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
119 days
484 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
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David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
---
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
55 days
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
42 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
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Paul Hong
Halifax
---
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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187 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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