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Sinus Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Sinus surgery includes a wide range of procedures to treat sinus conditions, including nasal polypectomy, nose fracture repair, septorhinoplasty, sinus endoscopy and turbinectomy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
60 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
266 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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266 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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217 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
250 days
107 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
62 days
349 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
174 days
244 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
847 days
197 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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224 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
50 days
56 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
33 days
129 days
Richard L Balys
Bridgewater
37 days
279 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
239 days
140 days
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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109 days
Joseph Gerard MacDonald
Amherst
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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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 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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