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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 ?
376 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
476 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
289 days
171 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
477 days
168 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
348 days
376 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
260 days
545 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
376 days
676 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
200 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
1355 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
60 days
23 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
79 days
119 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
47 days
256 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
229 days
99 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
57 days
327 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
43 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
113 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
480 days
308 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
457 days
2317 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
829 days
726 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
351 days
630 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
125 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
66 days
200 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
548 days
326 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
John Scott
Dartmouth
288 days
136 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
174 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
155 days
91 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
60 days
351 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
100 days
177 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
264 days
543 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
264 days
543 days
Devin Piccott
Dartmouth
354 days
476 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
376 days
299 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
411 days
315 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 ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
143 days
64 days
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
289 days
184 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
163 days
318 days
Philip L Curry
Sydney
68 days
76 days
P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
---
116 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
34 days
76 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
405 days
193 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
---
Liane Johnson
Halifax
---
---
John Scott
Dartmouth
81 days
43 days
John D Stein
Halifax
---
23 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
97 days
56 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
30 days
163 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
84 days
65 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
188 days
128 days
Elaine Fung
Dartmouth
191 days
128 days
Devin Piccott
Dartmouth
162 days
382 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
175 days
187 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
350 days
143 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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