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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 ?
217 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
198 days
212 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
238 days
340 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
247 days
373 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
524 days
175 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
197 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
113 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
70 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
82 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
41 days
97 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
52 days
89 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
183 days
83 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
345 days
61 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
62 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
40 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
34 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
39 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
29 days
113 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
251 days
120 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
118 days
267 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
229 days
309 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
212 days
361 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
238 days
400 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
238 days
400 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
164 days
499 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
182 days
493 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
213 days
501 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
254 days
491 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
672 days
117 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
470 days
347 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
482 days
586 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
384 days
935 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
784 days
1003 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
92 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
9 days
53 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
29 days
42 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
52 days
56 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
57 days
95 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
140 days
44 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
53 days
144 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
53 days
144 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
93 days
113 days
Elaine Fung
Halifax
154 days
101 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
105 days
157 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
155 days
170 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
224 days
198 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
56 days
369 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
241 days
283 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
434 days
91 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
301 days
227 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
---
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
50 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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