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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 ?
435 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
482 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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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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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508 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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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171 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
617 days
161 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
435 days
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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359 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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577 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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371 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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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
37 days
60 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
143 days
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Liane Johnson
Halifax
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220 days
Liane Johnson
Halifax
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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497 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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Neil Clifton
Antigonish
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P Gerard Corsten
Halifax
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184 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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