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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 ?
434 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
332 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
197 days
484 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
434 days
322 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
308 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
148 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
270 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
329 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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
127 days
74 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
403 days
175 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
144 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
82 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
101 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
169 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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
439 days
315 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
305 days
299 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
---
---
David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
---
---
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
264 days
543 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
255 days
543 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
109 days
177 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
60 days
275 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
369 days
97 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
174 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
180 days
136 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
488 days
326 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
57 days
161 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
125 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
630 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
866 days
672 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
1218 days
940 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
606 days
228 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
356 days
147 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
83 days
186 days
David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
---
---
David A Kirkpatrick
Dartmouth
---
---
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
188 days
128 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
185 days
113 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
90 days
72 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
30 days
163 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
97 days
61 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
46 days
John Scott
Dartmouth
65 days
46 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
375 days
200 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
27 days
76 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
116 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
82 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
175 days
234 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
307 days
157 days
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
334 days
73 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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